> My passport says European Union on it, does that suddenly become invalid? The passport itself does not become invalid > I don't expect to be able to get a p

> My passport says European Union on it, does that suddenly become invalid? The passport itself does not become invalid > I don't expect to be able to get a passport with EU on it for ever, I expect to able to carry on using the one I already have though. Sure, however you wouldn't be able to enter Schengen like you do now. You'd be a "third country national" and be treated as such. Instead of "European Union" it could say "Loves Pasta" and it'd carry the same legal weight. > I'm sure there are many contracts negotiated between British and EU organisations, under EU law. Should those contracts be ripped up? Renegotiated under British law? I'd guess so, since they were based on a different situation. They probably didn't account for a situation where there was no free-trade and such. > That loan that a German company took out from a British bank under EU banking regs. Is that agreement null and void? Wholly depends. They'd probably have to renegotiate the regs. > Both parties lose even more if this turns into a petty tit for tat. How is it a petty tit for tat? This is the reality of leaving the EU. I get the feeling brexiteers want all the pro's but none of the con's. It simply cannot work that way. "Why are they being so mean?", it isn't being mean. It's simply a consequence everyone could've known before this shit-show started.