Daniel Hannan has an article in The Telegraph (HERE) extolling the virtues of free trade and warning that we shouldn't lock ourselves away behind protectionist barriers. He argues that the EU should offer us access to the single market "as we become more competitive". Quite how we are going to do this he (like most of the Brexiteers) doesn't explain.
I wonder how he is going to sell this to steelworkers in Port Talbot or farmers facing competition from Africa or India is going to be interesting. In fact anyone in manufacturing (which as Patrick Minford has already said will be eliminated) should be a bit apprehensive.
If journalists and politicians jobs were at risk you can bet Mr Hannan would be banging the drum for as many protectionist barriers as possible.
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