Britain must push for a hard Brexit as soon as possible
No fewer than 14 wealthy nations with economies that are in total twice the size of the countries we trade with within the EU have publicly expressed interest in doing post-Brexit trade deals with the UK.
Last week Nissan confirmed their car factory would remain in the north of England
Two new reports from Leave Means Leave and think tank Legatum Institute have concluded that the City can prosper after Brexit, particularly if much red tape is dispensed with as soon as possible.
The good news keeps on coming – not only from financial organisations but in the real world too.
Last week for instance Nissan confirmed that its car plant will be staying in Sunderland. But it is becoming clear that Britain’s prospects as a self-determining nation are contingent on making a clean break with Brussels.
And if that is what hard Brexit means then that is what the Government must pursue with all possible speed.
The final deal clinched between the EU and Canada after years of negotiations reminds us yet again that Brussels is slow-moving and bureaucracy-loving.
Its size and the sheer number of member states all with their own agendas mitigate against nimble diplomacy and the sort of energetic can-do attitude which will, it is to be sincerely hoped, categorise the new post-Brexit Britain.
14 wealthy countries have expressed an interest in making trade deals with the UK
Vanishing police officers
Try not to get burgled at night – the time when most serious crime is committed – because the chances are there will not be a police officer available to come to take your particulars.
In many parts of Britain there is only one police officer on night duty for every 10,000 citizens.
As Steve White, chairman of the Police Federations, says: “The first duty of a police service is to be able to respond to emergencies.”
In some areas in Britain there is only one police officer for every 10,000 civilians
Budget cuts are of course held up as the prime cause but increasingly forces seem more concerned with focusing on police work that does not necessarily involve getting out on the streets at unsocial hours.
Cyber-crime, surveillance, historical sex abuse investigations, these all take up many man hours and are important areas.
But try telling that to somebody who has had their home broken into in the early hours of the morning.
It is also of no comfort when chief constables state that PCs have back-up from civilian officers and volunteers.
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