"The Perfect Trade Deal"

Posted on the 02 August 2017 by Markwadsworth @Mark_Wadsworth

Spotted by Lola at The Adam Smith Institute:
We would, and we have here and elsewhere, go further and offer the design of the perfect trade deal:
1.There will be no tariff or non-tariff barriers on imports into the UK.
2.Imports will be regulated in exactly the same manner as domestic production.
3.You can do what you like.
4.Err, that’s it.
Now that we've solved the entirety of Britain's trade stance before breakfast we'll get on with the more difficult things later in the day.

The Sage in the comments claims that #2 is a kind of non-tariff barrier. Yes it is, but there is such a thing as *sensible* regulations, i.e. health and safety stuff like cars having to pass an MOT; you can't import nuclear weapons and so on.