3 ms·
There is indeed, which is why it was so surprising that the UK gov. turned down the offer to extend the transition period, which could have stopped these two ec
by raesene9 6y ago
There is indeed, which is why it was so surprising that the UK gov. turned down the offer to extend the transition period, which could have stopped these two economic events overlapping.
- 88 6y agoYou could argue the opposite, that a time of significantly reduced economic activity and particularly cross-border trade was the ideal time to end the transition period and implement new trade protocols.
- raesene9 6y agoGoods still need to flow in a pandemic. The UK still needs to trade. It's those flows that are possibly worst hit. Adding to problems that would've been present with just covid. Also attempts to find alternate markets can be hampered as business people can't travel easily to visit potential new markets for their products. (as pointed out elsewhere on thread) you could assume that having both at once allows the government to blame all economic issues on covid...
- belltaco 6y agoIt makes sense because the UK gov can now blame Covid for the ill effects of Brexit.