My cat stays indoors and only poses a threat to illegal immigrants!

I think we are agreeing with each other. Yes?

Competition is guaranteed by the 2nd hand market. Only an idiot buys a new car!

"For Heaven's sake ~what is wrong with ' WTO Terms ~for now ' ? "

It is simple. WTO from 30 March means that ALL businesses currently trading with ANY country with which the EU has a trade arrangement (including the EU27 itself), must return to square one.

Contracts reliant on EU Law become unenforceable. If a company exports a product that is subject to a quota under an EU FTA, it will immediately lose that quota right. If the contract is reliant on products conforming EU standards, that conformance can no longer be presumed etc. etc. This is Force Majeure on a grand scale!

"...while our TVs, computers and fridges are costing less to run, we still waste a huge amount of energy from UK homes in the form of heat."

Sure, insulation must be increased (subject to de-humidification), but basic physics will tell you that heat output from appliances substitutes heat from the boiler. The energy saving from replacing incandescent light bulbs is overstated, as the "wasted" heat has been replaced by the central heating boiler (except in the height of summer).

Yes, I subscribe to the "extra sweater" regime - but my cat objects!

"Many successful economies trade and have been trading under WTO, such as China, India, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam to name a few. ..."

Er? No. All these countries have some trade arrangements with others.

Dare I suggest that UK cars from the marques you mention would be cheaper if we drove on the right?

It was not an insult. Simply an inference.

Leaving the EU has similarities with rock climbing - maintain 3 point of contact and move one limb at a time. The WDA is simply one step. It enables the UK to leave the EU (albeit with some discomfort on both sides) and allows most business to carry on whilst we negotiate some different relationship.

The mistake many seem to be making is they see WDA as the end of the process. Clearly it is not.

That said, I remain a committed Remainer!

To be honest - I haven't a clue what's going to happen!

"I have answered that question countless times on this site. ..."

And how on earth would I know that?

Good.