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Bombshell in the context of that website's subject/audience. Not a bombshell to the UK or world generally.

• the_duke 6y ago
  But why is this a bombshell (implying a surprise), rather than the natural, expected consequence of the UK leaving the customs union? I'd imagine continuing the current scheme would add a lot of regulatory and procedural complexity for Amazon, which they are unwilling to handle. Isn't this something that was expected by sellers?
  • netcan 6y ago
    bombshell = big news
    • sokoloff 6y ago
      I think the implication above was that while it was big, it wasn’t unexpected information.
    • Hamuko 6y ago
      Wiktionary defines bombshell as "Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational."
      • sangnoir 6y ago
        sensational = big news
  • rtempaccount1 6y ago
    I'd imagine it depends on how much attention the operators in this marketplace have been paying. If they've believed UK Government rhetoric about how Brexit will be a smooth process that will enhance the UK's trading opportunities, this may come as a surprise. There are (IMO) a reasonable number of UK citizens and businesses who haven't grasped the likely consequences of what's happening on 1/1/21
    • ChuckNorris89 6y ago
      Oh yeah, and the current pandemic and its economic effects aren't helping the UK's brexit issues.
      • tannhaeuser 6y ago
        Not to add insult to injury, but it's been said that coronavirus actually plays into the hand of current UK gov as they have a scape goat if things go south.
        • ChuckNorris89 6y ago
          Corona is the scapegoat everywhere across the globe for poor economic choices governments and corporations made. The UK is not unique here.
      • rtempaccount1 6y ago
        Indeed they are not. What I find a bit puzzling is that the UK Gov. absolutely had an easy escape hatch from the cliff edge of end of 2020, by saying "we've got to delay due to the pandemic" I don't think many people would have complained if they had. Instead they explicitly rejected that opportunity and carried onwards...
        • rwmj 6y ago
          As is often the case with Brexit the real explanation for inexplicable actions of the current government is all about internal Tory party management. I read this article a while back which explains it quite well: https://nicktyrone.com/why-i-believe-the-boris-johnson-government-is-going-so-hard-toward-a-no-deal-brexit/ https://nicktyrone.com/why-i-believe-the-boris-johnson-gover...
          • rtempaccount1 6y ago
            Very interesting article, if a bit worrying for the UK's economy in the short/medium term. I think it could well be right that they're hoping for the (likely impossible) blink from the EU, but between that, the heavy political toll a US trade deal would require (it would have a big impact on the UK farming community+possibly other areas) and the expanding spat with China, it's really not shaping up to be a good period, economically speaking.
  • M2Ys4U 6y ago
    > But why is this a bombshell (implying a surprise), rather than the natural, expected consequence of the UK leaving the customs union? Because those who promoted brexit comprehensively lied to the electorate about the consequences of brexit.