More Brexit lunacy

oh GG, are you saying the ship has definitely not sailed yes ;) ... sour lemons ;)

not that easy hey:

www.facebook.com/Ful

Have you seen the continuing reports that the Brexit Ministry under David Davis is a in a state of chaos? Over a hundred job vacancies, staff resigning in droves. His senior civil servant resigned in September
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-dexeu-david-davis-department-for-exiting-the-eu-vacancies-figures-ifg-turnover-a8123361.html.

He hasn't bothered to read any of the Brexit impact papers prepared by the few civil servants that remain.

Do those that supported Brexit realise they voted for a cause promulgated by a couple of bungling politicians who when promoted to senior departmental roles have failed abysmally and have made the UK a laughing stock by their shambolic antics in the Foreign Office and the obvious inability of the chief Brexit negotiator to master his brief.

sorry link didn't copy well

www.facebook.com/FullEnglishBrexit/videos/879570565550278/

Jura - I don't actually know what you're saying I'm afraid. Lemons? Some reference to scurvy?

The Financial times, this bastion of extreme left wings policies- is warning of massive problems with customs and freight from UK - partly due to antiquated IT systems.

Groan. No surprise really Jura but it's just another nasty coming out from under the stones that shows up not the EU but our government's total lack of competence.

Indeed- same for immigration, or colour of passports, and ... etc, etc, etc.

Only 44% of dexeu employees wanting to leave over the next year.
Not enough to win a referendum, Monica.
Not sure if that included the ones who have already left, of course.

And even more is the fact that we could have been registering EU citizens coming into the country from the beginning. The leavers love to blame the EU for this but it was always our government/s downright incompetence.

Report that Starmer is intending to force a vote over the government’s failure to guarantee fundamental rights post Brexit. Humans rights will as a result be severely compromised.

Good. I hope that Tories don't back out of a vote this time.

Adonis has reported how the civil service is finding it impossible to deliver the sort of brexit that the loons want, but what the treasury has published are likely scenarios relating to different outcomes.

Calls are being made for these to be made public. I suspect that is why many of the loons are calling to simply bugger off, as they are coming to understand how impossible it all is.

Brilliant, this. Who says we can't trade with other countries before we leave, or because of, the EU.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-partnership-sees-hadrians-wall-14100026

Liam Fox is currently reported to be negotiating joining the TTP post-Brexit. This is a Pacific countries trading bloc, which the USA has left. Hey, why trade with Germany when you could trade with Mexico?

Brexit predictions.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-03/the-year-that-makes-or-breaks-brexit

Guess which one I like.

Particularly as Germany's economy is on the rise, suzie.
Why should we want easier trade with them?

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-03/german-unemployment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-economy-booms

I don't think that the TTP which includes Mexico is to be scoffed at even if America and Trump believe that to be the case.
Canada, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and Vietnam.

Or does trading with with the EU and Germany exclude that opportunity?

You may know more than I do about it so I will wait to be corrected.

We already trade with those countries, some of them via the EU. Nothing like a duplication of everything though.

but we won't be able to trade with them via the EU
and Trump has his own agenda re Mexico.

TTP was a very nasty plan which included giving corporations power to challenge governments, in secret courts, over any decisions they might make which affected the profitability of the corporation. In effect, it diminished national sovereignty. Trade agreements are fine but a trade agreement which prioritises the interests of global corporations over national interests are not at all desireable.

What I find amazing is that any Govt would set up or agree to any such form of trade deal.

I have to confess that the EU were ready to run with it...

and that CETA is no better...

Funnily enough I have just received an email from a campaign group on this very topic. An example of how the 'agreement' works:

What does this threat look like in reality? In Germany, an energy company used the system to challenge protections for a river against pollution. Germany lowered environmental standards. The Italian government decided to protect people and the environment against oil spillages. Now Rockhopper, an oil corporation, is demanding 30 million euros in compensation. [2]