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“Getting Brexit Done”, a terrible, debilitating disease. One of the worst symptoms has been “trade agreements at any cost” https://davidallengreen.com/2022/11/

by jahnu 4y ago

“Getting Brexit Done”, a terrible, debilitating disease. One of the worst symptoms has been “trade agreements at any cost” https://davidallengreen.com/2022/11/getting-any-quick-international-trade-deal-is-easy-if-you-give-in-to-the-other-side/ https://davidallengreen.com/2022/11/getting-any-quick-intern... “ All you have to do is turn up to the negotiation, ask what the other side’s negotiators want, give it to them, and – Hey Peston! – the United Kingdom has a trade agreement.”

77pt77 4y ago
Which is the opposite of what Brexit proponents claimed. They claimed the UK was so essential that it could dictate its own terms with both the EU and other trade partners.
- jahnu 4y ago
  And the whole sorry story is bad enough, but what really gets me angry is that there have been no meaningful consequences for those that lied or were badly wrong. There has been no acknowledgement or change of heart.
  - 77pt77 4y ago
    And that's completely expected.