Right, I promised what is a 'thin' FTA and why is the UK-EU not 'thin'. Here it is, not exactly @Usherwood class of picture, but will have to do for now. First, a very rough classification of Free Trade Agreements. Reduce tariffs, go a bit further than WTO is the summary. 
Thus for example a UK-US FTA is likely to be mostly in the middle box. Not much extra market access from the US. Then we call it ambitious.
But with the EU? Most likely, from what we know, across the standard and enhanced boxes.
But with the EU? Most likely, from what we know, across the standard and enhanced boxes.
Final, most important point. Free Trade Agreements are nothing like a Customs Union or Single Market in terms of eliminating barriers to trade, however ambitious. That's why so many countries have chosen to go further. The UK is unusual in choosing to increase trade barriers.
I will now await my learned colleagues pointing out where I (inevitably) made mistakes or there were glaring omissions. #tradetwitter is a helpful community like that... 😬
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