Value of EU deal still to be seen

It is too soon to be certain of the true value of the deal arrived at between the EU and the EU for, as Nietzsche said in a different

context, the devil is in the details. It is certainly a great deal better than the agreement Theresa

May tried to foist upon us, but it is still some way from being the clean break so many of us desired when voting to leave the EU in 2016.

The interests of British fishermen have been, at best, put on a back-burner, but, if the promises made are fulfilled, they will satisfied within a moderately short period, while the commitment to pay £39 billion to Brussels has been tempered by the fact that it will spread over the next 37 years.

However the essential, and central, requirement is that we control of our own affairs, with no interference from any EU body, such as the ECJ.

This seems to have been achieved, but one must be suspicious of the supposed independent arbitration when it is welcomed so warmly by Eurofanatics such as Guy Verhofstadt. Nevertheless, as the importance of our trade with the EU continues to shrink, while we expand that with the rest of the world, the significance of these matters will also diminish.

At the end of the day the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so we must watch how matters develop.

If Boris is correct in his optimistic views, this deal this may be the end of a decades long nightmare. If he is wrong then the fight for true sovereignty will need to be resumed.