Tough Choices

The usual suspects are piling in with criticism of the new Conservative Government as international “events” arise.  Differences of opinion with the USA over the sequencing and scope of trade deal talks, UK going it alone with a digital services tax, National security and intelligence cooperation problems if we choose Huawei to provide hardware for the new 5G network, pressure to side with the US against Iran, and the potential of the USA to respond with tariffs on our future exports of cars, are all straining relations.  How much simpler it could be if all these tiresome decisions should be taken by the EU on our behalf?