When he says that we need to be members of the EU to gain access to the Single Market, Mr Cameron should be aware that this is what he is getting (illustrated above). "Trade policy", says the EU Commission, "is an exclusive power of the EU – so only the EU, and not individual member states, can legislate on trade matters and conclude international trade agreements".

What Mr Cameron should also be aware of is that this has wide-ranging practical implications, the like of which have barely been spelled out in any public forum. We must stay in the EU, he says, because "we need a say in the rules of that market".

Take for instance, our car industry which last year produced 1.58 million cars, exporting a record amount. Much of that success, we are told, is the result of the Single Market, and if we left the EU, much of the car industry would move out of Britain – presumably because Britain no longer would have a say in making the rules.

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Now you have highlighted so well the EU's 'middleman's' distribution of other high level agreements. Here's a classic example from the Guardian, it involves 140 countries and their waste mercury levels - a report today on the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Excellent post and making abundantly clear that Dave and his ilk don't have a clue what is going on.

What earthly good do they serve?

If they were funny we could at least have a laugh at their expense!

We can only hope in time the truth will get through and work like yours is all grist to the mill.

You forgot the magic wand, waving, for the use of.