Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
Well that's the only way I see to square the circle, which is a way of saying I agree.

I want, and the UK wants, free trade. We don't want any of the political nonsense that accumulated. You want a country. We don't.

A free trade agreement between the UK and the EU allows us both to get what we want. You get a country called Europe without us obstructing it, we get free trade, everyone is happy. IF that happens then Brexit will be good for both of us, don't you agree?
Try reading Article 50:
It is the future Article 50 is there to deal with, not the past, as Article 50.2 says. Even if there was a failure to reach agreement on any of the issues Hazir raises then after 2 years Article 50.3 says we are out anyway unless we and you unanimously agree to continue negotiations. The future relationship is explicitly mentioned in the Article.

If we were to be seeking EEA membership then those negotiations would happen concurrently with other negotiations. Negotiations can happen concurrently rather than consecutively, that is why we have already started negotiations with non-EU nations on free trade deals.
Taking account, not including. Not a trivial difference. And you are right, you would still be out. The problems would then have to be dealt with by both sides seperately.