Thread by @EmporersNewC

The solution is, of course, the Ukrainian model...or at least that's my solution.

https://twitter.com/GeorginaEWright/status/1456627882348974088

Moving together in areas where is makes sense to the two parties rather across the whole body of legislation in the EEA.

Regulatory approximation, rather than accepting laws like they do in the EEA.

Not being part of a bloc where areas to work together can be vetoed, which is what we could face in the EEA.

ECJ oversight, which the UK should want, and it's only ideological reasons that are given in the argument that we shouldn't.

Not being part of EFTA with the political controversy around it today, like we would do in the EEA.

Greater access to immigration but not full FoM, as we would have to accept in the EEA.

Yes it leaves the door wide open to rejoin, but since we are constantly told that isn't going to happen, so why worry about that?

The problem being that politicians will not even agree to the SPS alignment that Switzerland and Norway have.

Just to help improve things with the NIP.

So it, like the Swiss deal and the Norwegian deal is off the table.

But if it comes to the point where those options are on the table, then the Ukrainian deal is also.

I personally think it's the best compromise possible.

It does not stamp over the sovereignty arguments and the immigration arguments made in 2016 while working towards the closest economic relationship that is politically supported.

From the EU's point of view, the EU parliament I believe voted on the Ukrainian model being their preferred option during the negotiations.

It doesn't really help me with anything I want, but if Brexit is to mean Brexit, the Ukrainian model would mean controlling our own laws, borders, and money, with as close a relationship to the EU as we could manage.

That's my solution, and personally, if the EEA is on the menu for this country and FoM and taking laws with no say is on the menu, well we might as well be arguing for what we think is best for this country: Rejoin.

I certainly have no plans to compromise the reality of us being better off in the EU with a group of conspiracy theorist who talk about how we can't be part of the EU because 'the plan is to become a country'.

But the political reality is that it is not on the menu, and anybody pushing for it is ultimately getting in the way of real solutions.

Those being the UK being prepared to accept a greater degree of integration to resolve the problems it is facing at the moment.

As I've said several times, politicians should not be burying their sovereignty in the garden until their masters' get home.

The mindset that this is a good thing is the biggest problem we face, and framing this with the extremist sovereignty surrender of the EEA is not helpful.

And I also believe framing it in terms of a real compromise like the Ukrainian model is a lot more beneficial.

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