As Brexit negotiations approach their initial deadline, U.K.’s plans to renegotiate a quick trade deal with WTO members once it leaves the EU bloc has been met with disdain by some of their trading partners.
— Read on mises.org/wire/recent-brexit-trade-drama-shows-europe-doesnt-really-want-free-trade

Free markets and free trade are a pipe dream in modern politics. The micro management of all things financial by government has killed the free aspect of both markets and trade.