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14 December 2020 • 12:01am
Haulage trucks near Dover. The split from the EU is fuelling an increasingly frenzied demand for goods, creating traffic jams at ports and highways on both sides of the English Channel
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SIR – I voted for Brexit and still strongly believe it will be to the benefit of our country in the medium to long term. What staggers me, however, is the blind belief by our politicians that the European Union would agree a deal that gives us unfettered access to its market with none of the obligations.
If for no other reason, pure vindictiveness by the EU will make sure we are punished for our decision to leave in order to deter others from following suit. It was clear, therefore, that trading on World Trade Organisation terms was the most realistic outcome. Our Government should have been preparing for this for the past four years, not scrambling to make provision at the last minute.