Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf: seven zombie ideas about Brexit

Name: Martin Wolf: seven zombie ideas about Brexit
Uploaded: 2017-10-30T12:14:40.199Z
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: That the UK could survive without a deal is a fanciful idea

It is highly likely that the Brexit negotiations will fail, imposing an abrupt shock on the UK economy and ruining relations with its neighbours. To understand the state the UK is now in, the FT's Martin Wolf explains the zombie ideas that hold so many Brexiters in their grip.

October 30, 2017

Produced by Filip Fortuna. Footage: Reuters/Bloomberg

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On the negotiating front, we're aiming for a good deal. And that's what we expect to achieve. However, if the outcome of the negotiation falls short of the deal that Britain needs, we will be ready for the alternative.

The success of the EU is profoundly in our national interest and that of the wider world.

We have also sent a clear message to the world that we will not allow other nations to take advantage of us any longer.