You can summarize the article or you can write a response to the article after you read the article half page single space

4 /3 /2 017 B rit a in  a nd E uro pe: T he r o ad to  B re xit  |  T he E co nom is t h ttp ://w ww.e co nom is t.c o m /n ew s/le aders /2 1708257­b rit a in s­p rim e­m in is te r­m ust­ re sis t­ h er­p arty s­d angero us­in stin cts ­ro ad­b re xit 1 /4 B rit a in a n d E u ro p e T h e r o ad t o B re x it B rit a in ’s p rim e m in is te r m ust r e sis t h er p arty ’s d an gero u s i n stin cts F ro m t h e p rin t e d it io n | L e ad ers O ct 8 th 2 016 T H E d estin atio n w as d ecid ed i n J u n e, b y s im ple m ajo rit y : B rit a in i s l e av in g t h e E u ro p ea n U nio n .

T h e j o u rn ey, h ow ev er, w ill b e c o m ple x a n d p erilo u s, b ese t b y w ro n g t u rn in gs, c h ic a n es a n d e le p h an t t r a p s.

W it h 6 4 m B rit o n s i n t h e b ack s e a t, p erh ap s t h at i s w hy T h ere sa M ay h as a v o id ed t a lk in g a b o u t t h e r o ad a h ea d . B u t a t t h e C on se rv ativ e P arty c o n fe re n ce t h is w eek t h e n ew p rim e m in is te r c o u ld d ela y n o l o n ger. I n a s p eech t h at t h rille d p arty a ctiv is ts , s h e d ecla re d t h at s h e w ill i n vo ke A rtic le 4 /3 /2 017 B rit a in  a nd E uro pe: T he r o ad to  B re xit  |  T he E co nom is t h ttp ://w ww.e co nom is t.c o m /n ew s/le aders /2 1708257­b rit a in s­p rim e­m in is te r­m ust­ re sis t­ h er­p arty s­d angero us­in stin cts ­ro ad­b re xit 2 /4 5 0 o f t h e E U t r e a ty b y t h e e n d o f M arc h , t r ig gerin g a t w o-y ea r c o u n td ow n t h at s h ou ld s e e B rit a in l e av e t h e u n io n i n e a rly 2 0 19 . S h e a ls o h in te d t h at s h e w ou ld b e p re p are d t o s te er B rit a in t o w ard s a h ard er s o rt o f B re x it , i n vo lv in g a w id e s e p ara tio n o f l a b o u r, p ro d u ct a n d ퟅ nan cia l m ark ets . M rs M ay i s a t r is k o f p u ttin g h er p arty b efo re h er c o u n tr y — wit h g ra v e c o n se q u en ce s. B re x it w ill d ete rm in e B rit a in ’s f o rtu n es i n t h e d eca d es t o c o m e. I f i t i s t o b e d on e a t a ll, i t m ust b e d on e r ig h t.

H ard , s o ft o r h alf - b ak ed ?

M rs M ay f a ce s a n i n ev it a b le t e n sio n . D om estic a lly , i f s h e i s n ot t o b e o verw helm ed b y t h e p oli t ic s o f E u ro p e, a s s o m an y T o ry p rim e m in is te rs h av e b een b efo re h er, s h e n eed s t o c o n vin ce t h ose w ho v o te d t o l e av e t h at t h eir v ic to ry w ill b e h on ou re d . T h at i s w hy h er s p eech c o n vey ed u rg en cy a n d, w hen i t c a m e t o i m mig ra tio n , s o vere ig n ty a n d t h e j u ris d ic tio n o f t h e E u ro p ea n c o u rt i n L u xem bo u rg , s h e t o ok a h ard l i n e.

I n E u ro p e, h ow ev er, t h is d om estic r h eto ric w ill i m ped e M rs M ay ’s t a sk o f n eg o tia tin g t h e b est p ossib le f o rm o f B re x it . T o m ax im is e h er b arg ain in g p ow er, M rs M ay n eed s t im e. T o g et t h e b est d ea l, s h e n eed s t o b e ퟷ ex ib le o n i m m ig ra tio n .

T h e c e n tr e p ie ce o f t h e d ea l o u gh t t o b e t o s e cu re m ax im um a cc e ss t o E u ro p e’s s in gle m ark et.

B re x it e ers s a y t h at, o n ce o u ts id e, B rit a in w ou ld e v en tu ally n eg o tia te l o w o r n o t a ri埲 s o n i t s t r a d e w it h t h e E U . Y et, e v en i f i t d id , t a ri埲 s a re l e ss t h an h alf t h e p ro ble m . W it h ou t h arm on is e d r e g u la tio n s, B rit is h ퟅ rm s w ill d is c o ver t h at t h eir p ro d u cts d o n ot m eet E u ro p ea n r e q u ir e m en ts , a n d v ic e v ers a . A nd i t i s u n li k ely t h at a t r a d e d ea l b etw een B rit a in a n d t h e E U w ou ld c o ver s e rv ic e s, i n clu din g t h e ퟅ nan cia l s o rt t h at a re a m on g B rit a in ’s b ig gest e x p orts . A s tu dy b y t h e T re a su ry b efo re t h e r e fe re n du m e stim ate d t h at t h e h it t o G D P w it h in t w o y ea rs o f B re x it w ou ld b e n ea rly t w ic e a s l a rg e i f B rit a in l e ft t h e s in gle m ark et t h an i f i t r e m ain ed a m em ber.

M rs M ay s e em s t o w an t t o c a rv e o u t a s p ecia l d ea l w it h t h e E U , i n w hic h B rit a in l i m it s i m mig ra tio n a n d d ete rm in es p ro d u ct s ta n dard s— on , s a y, f o o d -la b elli n g— while s till o p era tin g f u lly i n t h e s in gle m ark et. P erh ap s t h e n eg o tia tio n s w ill s h ow t h at t h is i s p ossib le . H ow ev er, t h e s ig n s a re t h at s h e i s o vere stim atin g t h e E U ’s w illi n gn ess t o g iv e g ro u n d. E ach c o u n tr y h as a v eto o ver B rit a in ’s s ta tu s ( s e e a rtic le ( h ttp :/ / w ww.e co n om is t.c o m /n ew s/b rit a in /2 17 0 82 6 4 -th ere sa - L ate st u p d ate s B re x it : a s o lu tio n i n s e arc h o f a p ro b le m B RIT A IN A n e x p lo sio n c a u se s c a rn ag e o n t h e S t P ete rs b urg m etro E U RO PE S h ou ld A m eric a b re ak u p W ash in gto n?

F R EE E X CH AN GE S ee a ll u p d ate s 4 /3 /2 017 B rit a in  a nd E uro pe: T he r o ad to  B re xit  |  T he E co nom is t h ttp ://w ww.e co nom is t.c o m /n ew s/le aders /2 1708257­b rit a in s­p rim e­m in is te r­m ust­ re sis t­ h er­p arty s­d angero us­in stin cts ­ro ad­b re xit 3 /4 m ay -ퟅ re s-s ta rtin g-g u n -w hat- lo oks-li k ely -b e-h ard -b re x it - ta k in g-b rit a in -o u t) ) . O n a lm ost e v ery i s su e, f r o m i m mig ra tio n t o ퟅ nan cia l s e rv ic e s, a t l e a st o n e o f t h em w ill b e r e lu cta n t t o s u rre n der i t s a d van ta g es.

I f t h at m ea n s M rs M ay m ust g iv e g ro u n d o n i m mig ra tio n , r e m em ber t h at s u ch “ c o n ce ssio n s” a ctu ally b en eퟅ t B rit a in . T h e s u pply o f w ork ers a n d s tu den ts f r o m t h e E U h as h elp ed B rit a in g ro w f a ste r t h an a n y o th er m em ber s ta te i n r e ce n t y ea rs . T o a v o id s u 埲 oca tin g i n du str y , m in is te rs h av e a lr e a d y i n dic a te d t h at t h ey m ay l e t i n ퟅ nan cia l- s e rv ic e s e m plo yees, a s w ell a s s e a so n al a g ric u lt u ra l w ork ers . T h ere a re s u re t o b e m ore e x ce p tio n s a s b o ttle n eck s e m erg e.

T h e s e co n d i n gre d ie n t o f a g o od B re x it i s a s e n sib le t r a n sit io n t o t h e n ew r e g im e— esp ecia lly i f B rit a in i s a b o u t t o w alk a w ay f r o m t h e s in gle m ark et. T h e b u re a u cra cy a n d c o st o f a s u dden i m posit io n o f t a ri埲 s a n d n on -ta ri埲 b arrie rs w ou ld l e a d t o a b ru ta l d is lo ca tio n . S ep ara tio n f r o m t h e E U w ill i n vo lv e d iv vy in g u p E U -o w ned a sse ts , p en sio n s a n d m uch e ls e . E very th in g f r o m ퟅ sh in g r ig h ts t o a ir c ra ft- la n din g s lo ts a re a g re ed o n a t a n E U l e v el; t h ese r u le s m ust b e r e d ra fte d a n d r e -r e g u la te d .

A m id t h e w orld ’s m ost c o m ple x d iv o rc e, B rit a in ’s d ip lo m ats a ls o h av e a n oth er v it a l t a sk .

T h ro u gh i t s m em bers h ip o f t h e E U , B rit a in i s a m em ber o f t h e W orld T ra d e O rg an is a tio n ( W TO ) a n d p arty t o f r e e-tr a d e d ea ls w it h 5 3 o th er c o u n tr ie s. W hen i t l e av es, i t w ill l o se a ll t h at. S o B rit a in m ust u rg en tly p re p are t o r e jo in t h e W TO a s a n i n div id u al c o u n tr y — whic h , a g ain , r e q u ir e s t h e c o n se n t o f e v ery o th er m em ber.

M rs M ay s e em ed t o a ck n ow le d ge t h e b en eퟅ ts o f a s m ooth t r a n sit io n t h is w eek . H er p ro p ose d “ G re a t R ep ea l B ill”, w hic h w ill g et r id o f a ll e x is tin g E U l a w f r o m t h e s ta tu te b o ok, w ill i n f a ct m ere ly t r a n sla te i t i n to B rit is h l a w , t o b e c h ip ped a w ay l a te r a t l e is u re i f d esir e d . S h e s h ou ld l i k ew is e n eg o tia te a n i n te rim t r a d e d ea l— th ro u gh t e m pora ry m em bers h ip o f t h e E u ro p ea n E co n om ic A re a , s a y, o f w hic h N orw ay i s p art. T h is w ou ld m ea n p ay in g i n to t h e E U b u dget a n d a cc e p tin g f r e e m ovem en t b u t, i n r e tu rn , B rit a in c o u ld t a k e a s l o n g a s i t n eed s t o l i n e u p W TO a cc e ssio n a n d t r a d e a g re em en ts w it h t h e E U a n d o th er c o u n tr ie s, w hile s till u n der t h e s h elt e r o f t h e s in gle m ark et.

A rd en t B re x it e ers w orry t h at, e n sc o n ce d i n s u ch a h alf w ay h ou se , B rit a in w ou ld s ta y p u t f o r e v er.

T h at i s i n deed a p ossib ili t y , a n d t h ere i s n o r e a so n i t s h ou ld n ot b e: w it h h alf t h e p op u la tio n h av in g v o te d t o R em ain a n d m an y o f t h ose w ho v o te d t o L eav e r e lu cta n t t o q u it t h e s in gle m ark et, a m ajo rit y m ig h t f a v o u r s u ch a “ s o ft” B re x it . 4 /3 /2 017 B rit a in  a nd E uro pe: T he r o ad to  B re xit  |  T he E co nom is t h ttp ://w ww.e co nom is t.c o m /n ew s/le aders /2 1708257­b rit a in s­p rim e­m in is te r­m ust­ re sis t­ h er­p arty s­d angero us­in stin cts ­ro ad­b re xit 4 /4 O pen a ll h ou rs T h e ퟅ nal i n gre d ie n t o f t h e a p pro ach M rs M ay p u t f o rw ard w as h er b ro ad a g en da t o o p en B rit a in t o t h e w orld b ey o n d t h e E U — whic h s h e c a lls “ G lo bal B rit a in ”. I n t h eo ry t h is s h ou ld e n ta il a w illi n gn ess t o w elc o m e i n te rn atio n al c a p it a l a n d l a b o u r, w hic h w ou ld b en eퟅ t t h e c o u n tr y w hate v er i t s r e la tio n s w it h t h e E U . S ad ly , t h e r e a li t y l o oks l e ss r o sy. T h e h om e s e cre ta ry , A m ber R udd, t h is w eek c o m pla in ed t h at s o m e c o m pan ie s w ere e m plo yin g t o o m an y f o re ig n ers a n d t a lk ed a b o u t “ ퟷ ush in g o u t” t h e w ors t o 埲 en ders . L ik ew is e , M rs M ay ’s c o n fe re n ce r h eto ric w as s tr ik in gly i n te rv en tio n is t, p u ttin g t h e s ta te a t t h e h ea rt o f t h e e co n om y. A ퟷ ir ta tio n w it h i n du str ia l p oli c y s o u n ds w orry in gly a s i f i t i s d esig n ed t o k eep f o re ig n ers o u t.

A B re x it o f s o m e s o rt l o om s a n d M rs M ay w ill d ete rm in e i t s c o u rs e . I f B rit a in i s n ot t o s u 埲 er a c a r c ra sh , s h e m ust i g n ore t h e b ack -s e a t d riv ers a n d ퟅ x h er e y es ퟅ rm ly o n t h e r o ad a h ea d .