It seems clear to me that our nation depends on other nations to be an effective part of the world. Just because we are an Island nation does not make us self sufficient. The EU is far from an ideal body to be in partnership with, but our decision a year ago to leave the EU is one that makes no sense to me. As we progress towards the exit of a collaborative agency which we have shaped enormously, its tragic that we will pay a much higher price to be on the outside looking in than we would to be on the inside looking out.