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FCA analysis (requested by Government) says May's Brexit plan is better than no deal. "For the FCA, the risks presented in an implementation period are preferable to the risks of a no-deal scenario." However, it was not asked to model the Remain scenario.
fca.org.uk/publication/im…
And here's a crucial look at what the financial industry is being made to give up, because after Brexit the passporting regime will no longer apply (immediately, in the case of no deal, or after transition if the WA passes).
So if nothing else, it's fair to say that both Theresa May's version of Brexit and a no deal Brexit would inconvenience over 10,000 financial firms. Not exactly brill news.
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This is a radio ad the Government has started running as part of its no deal Brexit preparations...

It directs people to a nice website with warm and fuzzy graphics...

And as soon as you go deeper, you're thrown into the opaque preparedness notices.
euexit.campaign.gov.uk
That's like flying a sky banner saying "Roll up. Learn the secrets of the Universe" then handing people a copy of Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time".

Utterly, utterly bonkers. And as much use as a bun at a bear fight.
(If you missed the link to the "helpful" website further up this thread, here it is again...)

euexit.campaign.gov.uk
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A few thoughts on alternatives to Brexit...
- Bring in proportional representation
- Cancel HS2 and spend the tens of £billions on improving *regional* rail and other transport links
- Turn the HOL into an entirely elected second chamber (its oversight function is useful)
- Recognise the merit of a booming economy in London and the SE. Celebrate it and nurture it. Then milk the cash cow and spread that delicious cream across the whole of the UK.
- Foster an entrepreneurial mentality that rewards a "British Dream" (parallels to the American Dream)
- End the culture of secrecy in Government, except in cases of genuine national security. Transparency and accountability at every level. Shine a bright light into the darkest corners.
- Set up a "regional sifting committee" to vet all large infrastructure projects to ensure that
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Government is trying to foist the blame for any Brexit chaos in the adult social care sector off on local authorities and directors of adult social care facilities. This from the letter sent to them on 21 December last year... (Full letter at link below.)
gov.uk/government/pub…
More from the letter:
" Many of these issues will have either a direct or indirect impact on councils and it is also possible that they will have a financial consequence for providers."
More from the letter (doubling down on the "legal" bit):
"I encourage you to work closely with your adult social care providers, in line with your legal market shaping duties, to assure yourself that any impact on providers can be managed locally."
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1) Lilico - the intellectual wing of the #Brexit movement
Warning, could be a long thread!

@andrew_lilico is in the spotlight today for a fairly dispicable tweet which I won't repeat here.

But Lilico is also a "leading" Brexit economist who put together an interesting article
@andrew_lilico 2) here is the article in question, from April 2017, and is a great example of what brexiters were selling us before reality set in & they desperately pivoted from full on "we can have it all" cakeism to "no deal? No biggie" snake oil

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1) EU watching to see if their #Brexit deal negotiated with the PM is defeated in parliament tomorrow and if so, by how much
2) EU leaders will invite Theresa May to tell them what’s going on in the U.K, what her next steps will be and what she hopes for from them at their scheduled EU summit on Weds and Thursday this week #Brexit
3) EU v much wants to avoid a no-deal scenario but EU leaders unlikely to provide even written clarifications on controversial #Brexit issues like the backstop to help the PM unless they get a pretty cast iron guarantee that will get the deal through Parliament in a second vote
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1) Again and again I’m struck by the chasm in thinking between leading MP’s on #Brexit and the viewpoint of EU leaders - and remember, if you want a deal, it takes two to tango
2) There is ZERO appetite or intention in EU circles to renegotiate this withdrawal deal
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Who funds the IEA, the TPA, the ASI &co?
You know, the RW 'free trade' thick tanks advocating tax havens, "freedom" (no regulations like workers' rights or environmental protection), no welfare (no tax & no free healthcare).
Basically, "Only the wealthier survive" philosophy?
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*Could it be* that it has something to do with defending their funders' interests?
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If only this was true!

We predicted the citizens' rights debacle and that the UK would end up on bare bones WTO terms before the referendum, so after roleplaying the various scenarios, here's a thread to put on the record what we expect to happen next....
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
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Labour's priority is a General Election, and the bare bones deal being offered by EU loosely matches Labour's CU demands, keeps the NI border open and gives May some scope to soften the WA in exchange for Labour votes. But why would Labour support it and not collapse government?
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1) let's speculate - What if Corbyn had whipped his MPs *against* Article 50 instead of for it 18 months ago?

We know the Tories are making a shambles of #brexit, and we know this was widely predicted

Where would Corbyn & Labour be now?

#peoplesmarch

uk.reuters.com/article/uk-bri…
2) this whipping against A50 from Corbyn could have been pitched as "we support the result, but we cannot agree to risking jobs & prosperity. As soon as an outline plan is revealed (even in secret) we will support Article 50 trigger, but not before"
3) this has the benefit of being a very simple, clear, defensible position.

Labour could even have said "show us the plan behind closed doors to avoid 'revealing our hand'"

Now, that isn't to say it wouldn't be spun as #Brexit blocking, of course it would
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