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Dear Theresa May: If you want partnership, there's nothing better than EU

May's utopian vision of the UK's future is that of a 'Global Britain' committed to free trade

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on leaving the European Union at Lancaster House in London. <b>Photo: Reuters</b>

Brigid Laffan | The Conversation

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has finally begun to elaborate on what she means by her mantra “Brexit means Brexit”. In a historic speech in London, May set out her 12-point plan for leaving the union.

The trade-offs are becoming much clearer. In essence, the UK government proposes to privilege border control over the economy. May’s utopian vision of the UK’s future is that of a “Global Britain” committed to free trade, back in control of its laws and institutions, free of the fetters of EU membership.

All of this wrapped up in delivering a brighter