What i believed to be the effective Leave offer is consistent with and respectful of the EU's belief structure. Simply put, the UK ceasesto be a member of both the Single Market and the Customs Union. No mandated primacy of the ECJ nor guaranteed FoM). There was, however, scope to continue some level of annual contribution (for access to services and in support of programs we might still participate in).
While it won't happen with ths present government i do also expect significant reductions to the expense of visas for all entrants. We could also waive citizenship costs outright for those working in certain sectors. Recipricol arrangements for even lower barriers of movement could be reached with a smaller number of nations, places sucha s: US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea... I'll have a word with Liam and see what he thinks.
There has never been a practicable 'soft Brexit', only continued EU membership in all but name. Remain would have won the referendum without actually doing so. The suggetion that this would pleases nobody is very disingenuous, and knowingly so i imagine.
