'News' that the CBI opposes leaving the EU *

Shock news today that the CBI does not want 'no-deal', although what they do want is more mysterious:

 ...Gove told the House of Commons that the CBI was now backing the government position not to seek an extension to the transition period at the end of the year....“I know that businesses … want uncertainty to be removed. That’s why we’re clear that we will end the transition period on the 31 December, and it is a position that I also understand now the CBI is in favour of,” said Gove, who is charged with implementing the Brexit withdrawal agreement reached in January.  

 However:

The CBI’s director general, Carolyn Fairbairn, said to crash out [!] without a deal would be a “major block to recovery”....“Many businesses are not – and cannot – [sic] prepare for the impact of a no deal on top of what is happening....A good deal with the EU would be a foundation stone of renewal.”

Usual problems then -- is it uncertainty or 'no deal' that worries the CBI DG? Is she representing her members or giving her personal views? What does she mean by 'no deal' exactly?  What impact is she thinking of?  What exactly is 'crashing out' after we've had the transition period?  You might think an investigative newspaper pursuing 'honest, authoritative, fact-based reporting that can help [readers] understand' might follow up a little. This report is classified as 'news'. Of course it is -- one-sided reporting of an opinion is in and by itself newsworthy.


However, the Graun's Brexit correspondent fills in at the end with a summary just to make sure we all get it -- one of those summaries that the BBC find no problems with when Maitlis does it. No doubt it is what 'the people think'.

The end of the transition period in December will complete Britain’s exit from the EU, bringing with it a departure from the customs union and the single market. That could mean dramatic changes for businesses, with customs declarations and, potentially, tariffs and other barriers such as border health checks on animals and food...It will also bring an end to the the freedom of British citizens to automatically reside and work in EU member states.