[freddybobs]

So the majority of trade was/is/likely to remain with the EU?

Perhaps I should clarify on the EU law point. I made the point that most EU laws were copied, but the trade point was not about laws in the Uk. It's that UK companies will and do voluntarily comply with EU laws. They do that so they can continue to trade with the EU - the Uks largest trading partner. Moreover previously the Uk had a large seat at the table in deciding such EU laws. Now the Uk largely complies either by law or by necessity to trade with laws it doesn't even have a say in.

On bendy bananas, it also turns out...

> EU ‘bendy bananas’ regulation to remain despite Brexit

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-bendy-bana...

Not that this is some huge deal. It's just another (somewhat amusing) data point in a project that doesn't appear to have any significant tangible benefit.

Moreover I'd claim it isn't going to get much better, because how can it? The UK made trade much harder with it's main trading partner.

I don't think that's funny. It's dumb and tragic.