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So a DIT traffic light-coded progress report got leaked. Finally businesses have a chance to know what to prepare for. It is deeply disappointing that the only reason they can prepare for Brexit-day is that documents are leaked (short thread)
Trade agreements only work if the people who are supposed to use them know about them. Engagement with stakeholders is essential. People who use EU FTAs should be kept informed how likely it is they can use them post-Brexit.
No serious trade expert thought that it would be easy to transform all EU FTAs into UK FTAs. Few thought it possible do “roll over” all FTAs by B-day. And it will be important to scrutinize the agreements that are made.
So why the secrecy? To hold on to the ridiculous line that there are absolutely no downsides to Brexit. It is not anti-Brexit to say that there are. Most things in life come with trade-offs. Leaving the EU definitely does.
The secrecy infantilizes Brexiteers by assuming they only want Brexit if it brings only positives.
