European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) Bill [HL]

My Lords, in one sense, this has not been a debate in the balanced sense across the Benches of the House. Rather, it has mainly been a fascinating debate of the old-fashioned, reactionary Tory party right wing in this House, with two UKIP Members, the promoter of the Bill and his colleague, and some on the Cross Benches as well. For us, as spectators, it has been interesting to listen to the long litany of very familiar arguments that one has heard over many years. There is a funny phenomenon—