Without a specific reference to which domain we are speaking about, the statement “the EU needs the UK more” is very close to being utterly meaningless (and is

Without a specific reference to which domain we are speaking about, the statement “the EU needs the UK more” is very close to being utterly meaningless (and is typical of a whole slew of extremely woolly posturing on the subject). It’s becoming pretty clear that the UK standing alone does not have the contractual power necessary to secure terms comparable to those it had whilst part of the EU block with regards to (say) trade relations to major foreign economies (such as Japan and the United States). Furthermore the UK’s predominantly service-oriented economy does not serve an integrated purpose within the EU economy and is predominantly geared towards either serving the local population or handling financial and/or legal issues for EU-native economies. Eventually this fact will dawn upon the Leavers.