We should not kid ourselves, it will take a long time to rejoin.
We have to lay the bricks, one by one, until we get there.
This may include things like internal reform - PR voting and a written, codified constitution. In such a scenario, an unelected Upper House is unthinkable.
I was looking at the human rights league table the other day and although we are not up there with Qatar by a long chalk we are well behind our European friends. I found that shocking. And disgraceful.
We need to get real economically, agree to match European standards, and ideally ask the EU for the same sort of deal that NI has. If we have to pay for it, so be it. It'll be cheaper in the long run and it would solve the NI border question.