Brexit

[ergophobe]

And what if the EU doesn't want fickle in again out again countries back in the Union?

I guess as always, it's a negotiation. But it seems like Brexit puts the UK in a weak bargaining position for Bre-entry.

[Rupert]

And what if the EU doesn't want fickle in again out again countries back in the Union?

I guess as always, it's a negotiation. But it seems like Brexit puts the UK in a weak bargaining position for Bre-entry.

Yes.. no love lost, but we were a net contributor, unlike most other countries, so that has sway.

[rcjordan]

Britain wants an election. It's not getting one – POLITICO

https://www.politico.eu/article/rishi-sunak-liz-truss-boris-johnson-britain-wants-an-election-but-frightened-tories-wont-give-it-one/

[rcjordan]

Brexit: Rejoining EU takes record 14-point lead in latest poll | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-rejoin-poll-b2212730.html

[BoL]

https://www.statista.com/statistics/987347/brexit-opinion-poll/

Both major Westminster parties have committed to not rejoining... can't see it happening this decade.

[littleman]

Piers Morgan says it's 'time to admit Brexit has been a disaster' and calls for second referendum

[rcjordan]

^{Knives coming out..}.

Brexit added £210 to household food bills, new research finds | Sky News

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-added-210-to-household-food-bills-new-research-finds-12759188

[rcjordan]

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says he would not invest 'new money' in Britain blaming Brexit

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/richard-branson-wouldnt-invest-new-money-britain-brexit-red-tape/

[rcjordan]

Government won't publish estimate of economic benefits of latest Brexit trade deal | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-trade-deal-benefits-israel-b2245807.html

[rcjordan]

<warp>

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk-poll-eu-finances-nhs

Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll | Brexit | The Guardian

[Torben]

After the referendum some Danish parties wanted to leave the EU. Now the most EU sceptical parties just wants more conrol the EU more control and independency. Lessons learned

[littleman]

Honestly, IMO this was the most ill-conceived move the United Kingdom has done in a long time, it's almost an American style self-inflicted wound.  I don't think the hammers of Northern Ireland and Scotland have fully fallen yet.

[ergophobe]

"Britain... staked its future on trade at the exact historical moment that it fell out of favour as an idea. It is the geostrategic equivalent of investing one's life savings in a DVD manufacturer circa 2009."

Financial Times via Tim Harford
https://x.com/TimHarford/status/1795450399282823440

[littleman]

Honestly, I feel like this is a somewhat incorrect statement.  What the UK did was walk away from a codified trade agreement with the hope of getting one from the USA.  If anything the UK bet on the USA to have it's back when that was never  guaranteed  and increasingly unlikely with the rise of economic nationalism.