Brexit is a step backwards
The Brexit transition period ends in less than six weeks, on 31 December. The EU has told its member statesâ ambassadors that a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK is close â but warned a No Deal Brexit is still possible âaccidentallyâ, because of the timescale... A No Deal exit, producing wrenching economic and social dislocation, would or will be terrible. But the Guardian hit the nail on the head when, on the same day as the EU briefing, it quoted economists saying that âthe best deal the UK can secure would have counted as âone of the hardest of Brexitsâ three or four years agoâ. During the...