There already does appear to be agreement that any system would be optional for senders.
On some issues, there will have to be agreement to disagree.
But there is less likely to be agreement at other areas under review.
And there seems to be agreement that this new energy is not a bad thing.
There seems to be agreement that the Aldrich has acted decently in offering works back to the artists.
There also seems to be agreement that our regulatory agencies can't rely on China to police its own factories.
For now, there seems to be agreement on only one thing: A crucial moment is approaching for Britain.
Mr Johnson would like his legacy to be agreement on a vast new airport in the Thames estuary.
It is perfectly reasonable for there to be agreement on facts while substantial disagreement on how to interpret such facts remains.
There appears to be agreement among most architects and planners about what should be done on the World Trade Center site.
But there seems to be agreement that we are a divided, grossly unequal society in which some communities feel isolated, let down and left behind.
