Electorate didn't give its consent to this disruptive EU departure
Electorate didn't give its consent to this disruptive EU departure 31 December, 2020 00:59 The Brexiteers did gain a mandate for Brexit, in principle if not in practice, via their narrow referendum victory. Boris Johnson has, however, effectively delivered a ‘hard Brexit’. As a damage limitation exercise it does little to mitigate the adverse economic consequences of Brexit. The UK could have chosen to remain in the customs union – the optimum free trade agreement (FTA). It could have remained in the single market avoiding non-tariff barriers. It could have remained in...
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