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Brexit—take back control

We're being asked to pre-commit to a pig-in-a-poke Brexit. Here's how we can retain a free hand

By Jolyon Maugham  
February 13, 2017
March 2017

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The marriage metaphor is apt. We have not yet taken even the first formal step. But already the decision to begin divorce proceedings with the European Union is clogged with past resentments, fears for the future, and the steady ambivalence that characterised the marriage. It was a finely balanced decision in June—and it remains a finely balanced decision now. The polls on support for “Leave” and “Remain” have barely shifted. But there is now pretty broad agreement that the time…

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Jolyon Maugham

Jolyon Maugham QC is a tax barrister. He practises at Devereux Chambers

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