Full Description
On 23 June 2016, in the biggest ever vote in British history, 17.4 million people chose to leave the EU. So what does the future now hold after this momentous decision? What will life be like in Britain after we end our European marriage? Will Brexit precipitate the doom and gloom that many predict?
Drawing on years of experience at the cutting edge of economic, business and policy issues, plus extensive discussions with leading politicians and diplomats across the UK, Europe and the world, Clean Brexit answers these questions - and more.
Authors and economists Liam Halligan and Gerard Lyons believe great days lie ahead. Brexit is an opportunity to strike deals with the world's fastest-growing economies, boosting British trade and job prospects. Freed from the EU's regulatory stranglehold, the UK can thrive, spreading wealth throughout the whole of the country. Directly elected MPs will once again have the final say over our laws, borders, taxes and trade negotiations.
Important, balanced and accessible, Clean Brexit is the ultimate guide to making a success of Britain's divorce from the EU - and a source of strength for voters elsewhere in Europe who have long demanded EU reform, but have been rebuffed.
Contents
Foreword by Rt Hon Gisela Stuart
Preface
Glossary
Clean Brexit in brief
Blueprint for a post-Brexit Britain
Introduction
PART I - BEFORE BREXIT
1. The EU at 60
2. How the world has changed
PART II - CHOICES FOR THE UK & EU
3. What kind of Brexit?
4. What kind of EU?
PART III - TAKING BACK CONTROL
5. Early UK-EU skirmishes
6. WTO rules and transition
7. Global Negotiations
PART IV - THE UK AFTER BREXIT
8. Economic and industrial landscape
9. Why the city will thrive
10. Immigration
11. Housing and young people
12. UK nations and regions
13. Ireland
PART V - MOVING ON
14. Respecting the referendum
15. Britain and the world
Conclusion
Afterword by Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Notes
Select bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the authors
Index
