We threw the spanner in the works by voting to leave. The current border arrangement can't work because it will in future be between an EU and a non-EU country. One in the EU customs union, the other not. It is not about the EU throwing a spanner in the works. It is about the EU doing what it should be doing as a group of 27 nations, making sure that its rules are maintained.

"It almost seems a shame to bring in a level of reasoned argument."

Don't be so bloody rude. There have been plenty of contributions in this thread putting reasoned arguments from remainers. Convince us of your own mighty powers of reasoning, Nigel, starting off by telling us where the ?350 million a week for the NHS is coming from.