The EU has made too many errors to backtrack to safety. It has been far too ambitious, far too stifling of democracy and far too unsuccessful in its ambitions to be in a situation where its current structure can continue to operate. Dr. Liam Fox talking at the Huffington Post interview made a very sensible assessment of where the EU currently is, preoccupied with in fighting and fire fighting, and completely blind and oblivious to the rest of the world which is moving on. The EU has turned into a parochial left of centre anti trade bloc whose share of world trade has diminished in proportion to its assimilation of new member states (IMF Stats). The EU is not actually what Europe needs - what it requires is a European trading zone, not unlike the zone Britain thought she had signed up to in the 70s. We do not require a central planning structure which seeks to govern 28 countries without the consent or wish of the people it seeks to represent.



The UK will not "reverse" Brexit, what the EU needs to do is to "reverse" the EU and dismantle its pretensions and unaffordable ambitions to dominate countries like Britain from Brussels. The insoluble problems the EU has brought upon itself are terrifying to anyone who even has a basic understanding of economics and as Liam Fox said, he doesn't want to see the EU fail that is in no ones interet, but "more Europe" is not the answer - subsidiarity and breaking the one size fits all mantra is now critical to the future of the EU.



The UK can snugly fit back into a reformed European Trading area, negotiations can be had to encourage the UK to play its role in supporting (financially) protecting and strengthening relations, but going back on Brexit is not an option. The EU had their chance when Cameron came calling for help, they slammed the door in his face and Brexit was the result - the EU made its decision and the UK made its decision - there is nothing more to be done there.



What the EU must now demonstrate is that it respects democracy and that valuing all that the UK has done for Europe over the last 40 years, the billions its tax payers have given to Europe (to help pay for the shiny offices in Brussels and Luxembourg and elsewhere); in recognition of the British deaths in Europe in the pursuit of peace; in appreciation for all Britain has done to help Europe stay on the right path - the EU should have the humility to treat the UK with respect and offer a deal that is fair and balanced, and recognises the mutual benefit of stable trading, and also accepts that the UK was badly treated by the EU in its perfectly reasonable request to prevent mass inward migration which has creating huge suffering to the British people and the EU's blatant failure to support an EU nation in distress, the same of course can be said for Greece.



The UK has made its mind up, we gave the EU 40 years to achieve its ambitions, it is now the Hollande and Merkel Club, democracy is a farce and governance absent - sadly the likes of Junker and Shultz have brought the EU into disrepute and threatening and black mailing the UK will simply accelerate its demise.



My advice as a former politician and now a businesswoman in Africa, is for the EU to expand a European trade zone, embrace all countries who wish to operate within it and allow matters such as the free movement of labour to be "negotiable" with those countries who have the space; place; and need to have such a condition, but for those countries that are over populated and suffer excess inward migration personally designed systems should be agreed. If unwanted mass inward migration could be better managed then Britain probably would have suffered loss of sovereignty, but the belligerent refusal of the EU to see its policies were damaging countries has made many of us lose faith in the EU and certainly lose faith in those running it.



European Free Trading zone encompassing Russia; Turkey; Britain; would be the fastest route to both peace and prosperity in the world if only the EU had the vision to make that happen.