@iankenway Its funny how every time someone wants to break up consolodated power (such as we have with the EU) every prediction is of doom.
Those in power do everything they can to stay in power.
I think anyone who cares would want a deal made, not a no-deal. But tat isnt in the EUs best interest as no-deal keeps the power the UK once had over itself in the EU since it prevents a brexit. Thats in their best interest.
What is far more likely to happen is if the UK leaves under a no-deal scenario the EU will quickly change their tune and any deals of mutual benefit will quickly be made.
These sort of doomsday predictions make absurdist conclusions. In this case the assumption that no post-brexit deals will ever be made, which is non-sense as we know deals with the EU are made all the time with non-member states.