Amid continued nonsense from rump Remain, there are plenty of well thought out ideas for Brexit. John Redwood MP offers a 7 point Action Plan
John Redwood MP
On 5 September 2016 08:07
John Redwood MP offers a 7 point plan for Brexit, following the June 23 referendum in which the majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union:
1) Send Article 50 letter explaining we are leaving using our own constitutional arrangements, which will be an Act of Parliament.
2) Offer talks on trade and tariffs if they wish to change anything, saying we are happy to offer them no change to current arrangements. In other words, we stay in the Single Market as now, without the freedom of movement and the contributions. The advantage we have is when it comes to trading we are happy with the status quo, so they are the ones with a problem if they wish to change it.
This reverses the presumption of many commentators that the UK needs to negotiate with the rest of the EU, and is the supplicant. By definition, we cannot negotiate with them over taking back control. You are not taking back control of your laws, money and borders if you need to negotiate this with other EU countries.
By offering to keep all rules, laws and trade arrangements relevant to trade and investment we have no need to negotiate, unless they wish to impose new barriers on us. So we make them the generous offer of no change so they can continue to sell us so much more than we sell them, and see if they can reach agreement on barriers amongst themselves which we would then need to talk to them about.
Were they to be able to agree tariffs or other barriers they need to be WTO compliant, and it would allow us to impose tariffs on things like food and cars where they sell more to us. They are very keen to avoid tariffs.
3) Cancel EU contributions and incorporate the money in UK budgets, providing a 0.6% GDP boost through the extra spending and tax cuts amounting to the £10bn net a year we currently send to the EU and do not get back.
4) Announce that as from the specified date any EU citizen coming to the UK to work is welcome to do so until we have left the EU, but will need to apply for a work permit on our departure under the rules then applying worldwide on a non-discriminatory basis.
5) Develop and take work permit system for EU migrants to Parliament for approval. The scheme would be based on allowing high level migration (qualifications and or pay rates) but controlling worldwide numbers of lower paid employees. It would allow for seasonal labour and labour where there was a shortage or skills gap the UK could not easily plug in the short term.
The Irish border would operate as today, but any continental EU migrant using that border would need a work permit to get a job.
6) Work out new fishing arrangements and discuss with other North Sea neighbours both within and outside the EU
7) Launch Repeal Bill for 1972 Act with confirmation of EU laws as UK laws into Parliament. The aim should be a short and straightforward Bill that takes back control of our laws in the first clause, and guarantees all current EU law in the second clause as good UK law, pending any subsequent decisions to repeal or amend items not required to meet our trade obligations with the rest of the EU.
This would include early passage of new migration controls, and the cancellation of EU contributions.
Mr. Redwood's writing is re-posted here by his kind permission. This and other articles are available at johnredwoodsdiary.com
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/6402/a_7_point_action_plan_for_brexit
