BREFTA: Best of british?

  The  absence  of  a  clearly  defined  plan  for  Brexit  is  creating  damaging  uncertainty  for businesses and the markets. 
  Leaving the EU, but remaining in the EEA through EFTA would address the concerns of the majority of Referendum voters, whilst also requiring a spirit of compromise from both sides. 
  Joining  EFTA  would  immediately  provide  the  UK  with  continued  free  trade  within  the EU/EEA, a more valuable set of external Free Trade Agreements, and the added flexibility to negotiate its own free trade deals bilaterally. 
  Setting a timetable for re-joining EFTA provides a straightforward solution that will give the necessary confidence and direction to businesses and the markets whilst respecting the outcome of the EU Referendum.   
​This paper, drafted for but not published by the Centre for Policy Studies in July 2016, sets out the rationale for Britain in EFTA or "BREFTA" and calls for greater engagement with the "C10": the largest ten Commonwealth economies.