Brexiteers ' claims of a managed no - deal solution are just a " cuddly - sounding rebrand " , wrote Anand Menon and Jonathan Portes in an opinion piece for The Guardian . Critics of a no - deal Brexit have changed their position after learning the EU intends to treat the UK as a third country immediately after accession , the pair wrote . But Brexiteers ' current proposition of a " managed no - deal " is still not a cure for the UK 's woes as the country 's basic choices have not changed , .
Brexiteers' claims of a managed no-deal Brexit are just a "cuddly-sounding rebrand", wrote Anand Menon and Jonathan Portes in an opinion piece for The Guardian. Proponents of a no-deal Brexit have changed their position after recognising the EU intends to treat the UK as a third country immediately after Brexit, the pair wrote. But Brexiteers' current proposition of a "managed no-deal" is still not a cure for the UK's woes as the country's basic choices have not changed,.