There is no assumption on the part of the British that a good deal for the UK is in any way worse for the rest of the EU than what they have now. Why would it b

There is no assumption on the part of the British that a good deal for the UK is in any way worse for the rest of the EU than what they have now. Why would it be? I'm sure the UK would be quite happy with a reciprocal arrangement - UK imposes immigration quotas on Europeans and the same is true in reverse, but trade continues and other forms of cooperation continue as well. That would be best for all sides. It's the EU that sees the world as a zero sum game: that for the EU to "win" out of this the UK must "lose". As Hollande has so memorably summed up.