Deal or no deal? May chose an uninspiring fudge instead

Theresa May’s Chequers proposal, spelt out in last week’s White Paper, represents an enormous climbdown from what she initially appeared to be aiming for, laid out clearly in her Lancaster House speech in January 2017.

Roger Bootle

15 JULY 2018 • 6:53PM

Theresa May’s Chequers proposal, spelt out in last week’s White Paper, represents an
enormous climbdown from what she initially appeared to be aiming for

In particular, by tying us in to EU regulatory standards on goods, it would make it difficult to secure Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with other countries, including the United States.

Nevertheless, you could argue that this minimal Brexit is better than nothing, and some Leavers have. But this surely depends upon what the other possibilities are. This deserves the serious analysis that Mrs May and her team have apparently not given it.

There are broadly two options. The first is...
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