Switzerland+ will not solve UK’s problems
The City is reportedly settling on a Switzerland+ deal as the best Brexit outcome, but it’s still markedly inferior to full EU membership.
Swiss send a message from the Alps to the Pennines
After it rejected free movement, realities are pushing Switzerland towards a second referendum on relations with the EU.
Yet more economists warn against Brexit
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research is the latest organisation to warn that a Brexit would be economically damaging.
No evidence of a better deal outside EU
Nobody really knows what a post-Brexit UK deal might look like. But none of the existing models seem attractive.
UK should not copy Canada
“Maple leaf model” of EU relations would be significant economic setback for UK - and would replicate Brexit bugbears
Post-Brexit City firms must still abide by rules
Access to the EU market will always depend on single market rules. The idea we could cheat the system is preposterous.
MEP combats Brexit myths with UKIP fantasies
UKIP MEP William Dartmouth says UKIP never backed the Swiss model. It did in its 2010 manifesto.