{"id":40674,"date":"2018-02-14T16:42:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=40674"},"modified":"2018-02-14T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:50:49","slug":"i-wish-but-i-cant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2018\/02\/14\/i-wish-but-i-cant\/","title":{"rendered":"I wish. But I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish I could believe that my future is safer by breaking ties with our neighbours<\/p>\n

Or that I will travel as freely when my passport is less acceptable<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe my human rights will be as protected under the governments we elect that are dedicated to their erosion<\/p>\n

Or that tax cooperation will continue when we are dedicated to tax competition<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe that putting barriers to trade in the path of British exports will make people in this country better off<\/p>\n

Or encourage innovation in anything but financial services<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe that workers, part-timers, gays, lesbians, any minority, the armed forces, those with disabilities, women, new parents and children will be as secure in their rights without a court that has shown its willing to protect them<\/p>\n

I wish thought, study and students would be allowed to flow freely in the future<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe my government loves its neighbours as itself<\/p>\n

Or that it even had any regard for the environment<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe we\u2019ll still have peace in Europe when our leaders stop meeting and getting to know each other, often<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe that the future is anything but lonely, which is a place that is, as they say, in another country<\/p>\n

I wish I could believe in Boris Johnson<\/p>\n

But I can\u2019t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wish I could believe that my future is safer by breaking ties with our neighbours Or that I will travel as freely when my
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