For political reasons some ignore practical solutions and pretend the current EU arrangements are perfect. Such obstructionism helps no-one.
Why wouldn’t we want to have world class customs systems, cutting edge digital border controls and resilient road infrastructure?
The truth is that any money committed now will return multiples of cost in a reduced price for an agreement with the EU.
There is time to correct the lack of preparedness of our customs and computers for 2019. But it is running out.
The policy paper provides welcome clarity, but it’s time the Treasury gave up on the fiendishly difficult model it prefers.
We will all have to wait until after the autumn’s federal election in Germany until the negotiating positions of the two sides start to firm up.
The fourth article in a five-piece series by the author on how Britain must prepare for March 31 2019 – and has less than 600 days to get it right.
To the claim that one can’t get ready for the unknown comes the answer that government must prepare for all eventualities.
The first article in a five-piece series by the author on how Britain must prepare for March 31 2019 – and has less than 600 days to get it right.
Too often it seems as though our perimeters are seen as a problem to be patched-up rather than an asset to be fully modernised.