In 2020 the UK finally left the EU, though trade negotiations grind on and maintaining a level playing field for business remains a major sticking point. The Brexiteer wing of the governing Conservative Party has aspirations for the UK to become Singapore-on-Thames – an ultra business-friendly, low-regulation competitor to the European social model. But the Johnson government seems more ready to embrace a levelling-up agenda with technology delivering a net-zero economy – a centre-piece of the government’s post-Covid recovery plans. So are the EU’s fears of the UK tearing up its rule book to gain a competitive advantage justified? Or is the UK instead becoming more California-sur-Manche – a location for high environmental standards and a generator of innovative policies, providing a model to which the EU and the rest of the world can aspire?
Source: transebvnews