The government PR machinery was working at top speed yesterday trying to sell the new trade deal it has negotiated with Norway, Iceland and mighty Liechtenstein. Unfortunately those pesky Norwegians, lovely people but far too direct and honest, have let the cat out of the bag.
As the Norwegian government put it "Prior to the UK's exit from the EU, Norway enjoyed free movement of goods, services, capital and persons to the UK through the EEA agreement," and "A free trade agreement will not provide similar access to the British market."
So a worse deal than we had, is now being celebrated as a huge success. Previously the UK government has boasted about how trade deals will add to the country’s wealth, and by exactly how much. This time I am sure they will tell us all how much poorer this deal will make us, compared to the previous one.
https://jonty.substack.com/
The truth about Oslo? Maybe they didn't want the EU fretting the UK did a better deal than them? After the EU the UK is Norways second biggest trading partner. Smile Jonty you know that you want to!