The Brexit White Paper

The British government has published a 77 page white paper about its Brexit purpose and plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/588948/The_United_Kingdoms_exit_from_and_partnership_with_the_EU_Web.pdf). The white paper covers twelve topics about Brexit that are stated in the contents (page 7).

The topics are the goals that the UK government wants to achieve; however, some of the issues are not very easy to be achieved and the white paper also has some compromise about certain issues. For example, the EU immigrant limit will take several years to be finally introduced. Some of the goals are different from the promises and the ideas that were previously made by the "leave" campaign: for example, the wish to maintain a free trade deal with the European Union after the Brexit. In addition, some of the ideas in the white paper maybe seem too optimistic. Firstly, the idea of ensuring the free trade with the European markets is optimistic. The European Union led by Germany seems to be very tough on the issue of Brexit and the possible future deal with Britain, they are more likely to structure a very tough deal with Britain including letting Britain lose its free access to the European markets. Secondly, the national union is another very serious issue. In the referendum, Scotland and the Northern Ireland both voted for staying in the European Union. If Britain has to face a tough Brexit, it could cause a series of consequences, including the unpopularity in Scotland and the Northern Ireland, which could cause another Scotland independent referendum or even a Northern Ireland independent referendum.

Overall, although the Brexit white paper provides a simple guidance about the UK government's plan on the issues regarding to Brexit, some of the issues seem too optimistic to be realistic.