Low skills, low pay: that’s really why Brexit campaigners want to be out
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#3A8N0)
Hard Brexit is still a clear prospect: and while leftwing and centrist Leavers may see new futures, the right has always envisaged a return to 70s Britain
A hard Brexit is still on the cards despite the cheers of business leaders for Theresa May's fudged deal on the Irish border, concessions on EU citizens' rights and the rise in the exit fee from 20bn to nearer 50bn.
It's easy to see how phrases like "regulatory alignment", when coupled with a two-year transition period, could be welcomed by corporations as offering the prospect of a soft Brexit. Another reason would be the flailing of Nigel Farage and his fellow Brexiter Gisela Stuart as they accuse May of signing just about as bad a deal as they could imagine.
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