So let's explore the optimism a bit more. In many cases in life things have to get worse before they get better: you have to live with scaffolding and tarpaulin for some time if you have the roof of your house replaced. You have to do a lot of practice with an instrument before it before to sound tolerable. Now I know a lot of people had little time for ake, but he did acknowledge that there could be years of pain when things are a lot worse than now before Brexit benefits come through.

So are you someone who is optimistic even in the short term, or only long term expecting a short term cost?