They are. Your dodgy eat dog country is their dreamland.
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Whats the way forward from Brexit so?
Its a terrible idea clearly so where do you go from here?
Its a terrible idea clearly so where do you go from here?
Go cap in hand back to the EU and say we're very very sowwy
Backwards, for a few decades. Erode workers rights, food standards, then rejoin in 50 years as a developing country with minimal influence and minimal benefits.
On the plus side, we could degrade into a Mad Max style wasteland with ageing, failing nuclear reactors approved by the Tories in the 2010s, owned and operated by French and Chinese companies.
This is what you do:
Set up shop in Europe, government advisers tell Brexit-hit businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...dvised-government-officials-set-up-shop-in-eu
Set up shop in Europe, government advisers tell Brexit-hit businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...dvised-government-officials-set-up-shop-in-eu
when will the people of the U.K. release brexit was a con on them so that the few could make tons of money. Now these businesses are shelling out even more money to survive, investing in the EU directly and costing British jobs. When will the backlash against this administration of Tories kick off?
and then months later they'll be asking why British businesses are leaving the UK.
Singapore on the Thames where everyone invests in Malaysia instead
Oh ye of little faith - based on Rees-Mogg’s prognosis, it’s only 49.9 years to go until we reach the sunlit uplands.
49.9 years to move the UK into the Mediterranean Sea? Now I understand.
I think in the short-medium term, some of the issues will end up being ironed out. Not exactly a surprise that such a complex trade agreement, signed so last minute, ends up throwing up some issues businesses can't deal with. Whether they learn to deal with it in time is another matter.
And some of the things that this Brexit-obsessed government has done for optics by can be worked on and reversed in the future (ie Erasmus/ the EU ambassador etc).
Long long term, I can imagine a rejoining of the EU, though not sure how much that is just wishful thinking.
This sort of thing always makes me so sad. Race to the bottom, trampling on the little man, valuing GDP over median quality of life - whatever you want to call it, it's just so sad.
The only way to solve it is to rejoin the Custom's Union at a minimum. But the UK will not do so because it means they cannot make their own trade deals which they boasted they could do but so far has only added products to the EU negotiated deal with Japan that the Japanese don't want to buy.
The teething problems and the trade deal are complete red herrings. As soon as the UK voted to leave the Customs Union was the start of all their problems which will not go away.
They have made it an art form. Yet whole swathes of the population bend over and scream "Thank you sir, may I have another".
They are the natural party of Government. There is an entire generation who grew up with Labour in power for 13 years but it is worth restating that was a historical anomaly. That was the longest period of non Tory rule since 1762.
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...is-johnson-brexit-is-coming-punishingly-steep
Not a bad summary of the state of play so far.
Not a bad summary of the state of play so far.
There is no 'natural part of government'
The sway they continue to hold over their delusional flock is something. Very similar to here, it’s just that Trump et al didn’t have the ability to execute such a potentially cataclysmic error like Brexit.
The equivalent would have been leaving NATO, but I'd guess that would have required action by Congress.
Think so as well regarding Congress, but leaving NATO wouldn’t have had the widespread deleterious effects on my country’s overall economy, potentially just a small strata of it (if at all).
Brexit just beggars belief.
It was a spectacular act of self harm. It was so obviously a truly stupid idea that it is unbelievable that anyone, much less the majority of those who voted, thought that it was a good idea.
People do fall prey more easily to the bigger lie than the smaller one, especially when a negative -ism or two is tapped directly into.
The fecking state of this including some of the responses:
John Redwood is a simpleton.
If he's looking for British fruit in January, good luck to him. Whereas in Italy, we have loads of Sicilian apples, oranges and tomatoes .....
So Redwood’s libertarian vision of Global Britain turns into a tribute act to North Korean Juche.
So obviously out of touch with reality. Just like the vast majority of the government.
Anyway, no one takes any notice of these idiots.
Fruit and veg aisles in February will be fun.
Sadly for you, over 17 million people did take notice of these idiots.
No greenhouses in the UK?
Not that I think the idea makes much sense in a globalized world, but I guess the UK fruit/veggies industry is not very strongly developed, then?
Of course they have greenhouses but I very much doubt they aren't in use already. I don't think they're sitting around empty just waiting for the UK to want to produce oranges.
Iain Duncan-Smith was the their leader nearly twenty years ago and he is definitely one sandwich short of a picnic (confiscated by customs)
It was but they decided the people picking the fruit and veg were no longer welcome.
You are right and I was wrong. Sadly that is the case. I was referring more to Redwood, but cannot ignore the fact that a lot of people accept what they are told. Although I do wonder (hope) if that will be the case in the future.
Yet another hidden cost as fees go up five-fold for EU purchases by Mastercard. It'll affect things like hotels for holidays as well as direct purchases.
One interesting line in the article is " And it's not just items crossing borders. The payments for most items bought on Amazon in the UK are processed via its Luxembourg headquarters." I'm sure Amazon will try and sort that out longer term though.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55796426
One interesting line in the article is " And it's not just items crossing borders. The payments for most items bought on Amazon in the UK are processed via its Luxembourg headquarters." I'm sure Amazon will try and sort that out longer term though.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55796426
This isn't the Brexit I voted for
Sad equine noises.This isn't the Brexit I voted for