Fraser Nelson says the protests in European capitals are about immigration and integration.
Ed Davey corrects him, "Protests in France or Germany, and even those outside Europe, they're connected to the cost of living"
"And let's remember who created that across the world, Donald Trump, with his mad war in Iran"
"I think we could benefit from much closer trade and defence relationships with Europe by joining the EU Single Market, joining a Customs Union"
My view:
Fraser Nelson frames the protests sweeping European capitals as a question of immigration and integration. But that overlooks a much wider economic crisis.
Across Europe, people are protesting about unaffordable housing, rising food and energy bills, stagnant wages, deteriorating public services and the growing fear that younger generations will be worse off than their parents.
Immigration and integration are legitimate subjects for debate, but they cannot explain every protest in every country.
And Donald Trump's war in Iran has made an already difficult situation worse, driving up energy costs and adding another layer of economic insecurity. It did not create the entire cost-of-living crisis, but it has intensified it.
Ed Davey also raises a fundamental question about Britain's future. At a time of international instability, why should the UK maintain unnecessary trade barriers with its largest trading partner?
The EU accounts for around half our imports and more than 40% of our exports. The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that Brexit will leave UK productivity 4% lower in the long run than if we had remained in the EU.
Rejoining the Single Market and establishing a Customs Union would not solve every economic problem overnight. But reducing trade friction, improving access to European markets and deepening defence cooperation are serious proposals worth debating.
The real question is how governments deliver economic security, affordable living standards and greater opportunities for their citizens.
Reducing every expression of public anger to immigration risks overlooking the economic grievances that are driving so much of Europe's unrest.