Brexit – a view from north of the border

Wooton, Ian; Baldwin, Richard, ed. (2016) Brexit – a view from north of the border. In: Brexit Beckons. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, pp. 123-128. ISBN 9780995470101

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Abstract

Citizens of the UK voted to leave the EU, but voters in Scotland and Northern Ireland expressed a strong wish to remain. Taking a trade perspective, this chapter argues that resolving border issues will be central to finding a Brexit outcome that preserves the UK in its present form. Continued membership of the EEA -- with Scotland either a part of the same country or a fellow, independent member -- would be the best outcome for the UK.