Brexit is fast becoming a disaster

46.5 billion - that is a lot of money, on top of what Brexit has cost in 1000s of ways so far.

So sorry *Welshwife" We did not want this, but what can we do?

I see the bill which basically curbs the right to peaceful protest has gone through the Commons.

Just another little benefit of leaving the EU — this of course will only affect those of us living in France but maybe the whole EU. I bought some outfits for my DGD’s young baby. I wrapped them up etc and took them to the local PO and the woman on duty sort of ran me out of the place telling me to go to the website and fill in the papers and take them back to her. Up till now they have had any necessary forms in the PO. So I looked and not only were there pages and pages to fill in but the cost was extortionate.
I looked around and finally decided to send by UPS and filled in their now simplified forms stating it was a gift worth less than €70 and weighing less than 1kg. - I gave them the exact weight/size and value. I checked the form several times and eventually printed out the label which does state it is a gift etc and the value. They have sent to DGD to say it is held up waiting for more info from the sender but not asked me for the info! A French woman rang me this morning and said she would send an email which has not arrived. I have now spent several hours perusing their site and eventually finding a section which allowed me to email them and now wait to see what they want.
Such joy spending the afternoon doing this.!!

Didn't know is what it was all about.

Be far the most stupid and ridiculous statement which I have heard repeated time and time again over the last five years is "we knew exactly what we were voting for"

They did not have the first clue what they were voting for.

If they had known they would never have voted for it.

Those of us who wanted to remain were like Cassandra, doesn't make it any better to be able to say I told you so. So many people forgot or didn't know what it was like before we joined the common market

Found out, but they don't seem to care

I mostly agree with you kali but I'm not so sure that the public will soon turn on him. He's been found put so many times but he always seems to get away with it.

I too agree with you and I think that there are many others on here who do too.

So rare that someone agrees with me- thanks

Honestly, I think Johnson and his Cabinet know that Brexit is an utter disaster and that their gamble to sign and then go back and request later changes has failed abysmally. But they just can't admit it ... so will go on, hell bent on destruction and s*d everyone else. They will be found out, and I don't think it will be that long either. As said before, when the public turns, it will turn fast and hard.

But the opposition has to be ready. If a large section of Labout continue to refuse to back Starmer and agree to some alliances, then ... I have no idea what next.

Johnson will get his come uppance, and all who sail in him and with him.

Kali2

Oh I am sure he fully understood- but thought he would sign and renegotiate later and that the EU would bend to his ridiculous demands.

So when people say he is intelligent- really, I can't agree. No-one would sign a Treaty that took so long, so much negotiating, and so much expert advice- would sign for short-term personaly gain and scupper the country.

This is how I feel.

MerylStreep

You have to feel sorry for the Swiss.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-01/blackout-risk-spooks-switzerland-after-eu-raises-no-deal-stakes

Being independant is costly, as the Swiss are finding out, as we will in the near future, neighbours don’t have to give us a free ride, they want paying for cooperation.

Haribo shortage!

It can't all be bad news.
Sorry, DGC!

I agree Lemon ''It’s six months in, that’s all, six months!''

we have not yet been hit by the full force of Brexit yet, it is in fact days since the 30.06.21.

Hmm ...

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hgv-shortage-brexit-covid-haribo-b1877588.html

Call in the army to prevent food shortages? What? I thought that was all Project Fear.

How come news of food shortages has reached MPs and the food industry but not some GNers? Surely they're not wearing their masks on their eyes (or something).

Totally MerylStreep- the same applies to all countries- not just the UK- especially islands, and especially those stuck in the middle with shared borders with so many

The Norwegians used their oil revenues to set up a national fund, from which all their citizens are benefitting now and to invest in renewable energy.

Margaret Thatcher squandered much of the North Sea oil revenues on right wing political projects like stockpiling coal imported from Poland to defeat the miners and shutting down most of our manufacturing industry to attack trades unions, fuelling a huge rise in unempolyment. (At one time during the 1980s the Royal Statistical Society censure the government for redefining unemployment nineteen times.)

At the same time rampant privatisation termed by "selling off the family silver" meant short term gain but long term losses for the taxpayer. So what should have been invested in our future was instead used to advance the conservative party and enrich many of their wealthy donors.

Absolutely agree Dinahmo, the Norwegians invested theirs in infrastructure, future proofing their energy etc., while the UK government squandered theirs to keep taxes done.

Meryl...I never feel sorry for the Swiss.?

It’s six months in, that’s all, six months! Ye Gods.
Country going to hell in a handcart? Errr, No.

Katie59 It's the 40th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher privatising off shore oil. The Norwegians kept their supply state owned and I believe that they are still benefiting from ownership of their offshore oil.

It's also the 4oth anniversary of the Brixton riots. Some lessons were learned in the aftermath but seem to have been forgotten now.

You have to feel sorry for the Swiss.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-01/blackout-risk-spooks-switzerland-after-eu-raises-no-deal-stakes

Kali2

MaizieD

Renault owns 43% of Nissan. I think it's very amusing that we're bribing the French to stay in the UK.

Thanks, you beat me to it- oh the irony !!!

I have said ti many times before, if you want to be a fully independent country, don't sell the majority of your essential utilities and services, including transport- to those you turn into your competitors- and even 'enemies' by not adhering to contracts and Treaties signed with them. This even more so if you are an island who rely on good transport links to your nearest competitors!

Most of the family silver was sold off years ago because of short term political gain, it is still being done the new Power Stations and Windfarms are being paid for by foreigners, and we send all the profit overseas AND we don’t retain any technology for the future.

Madness

MaizieD

Renault owns 43% of Nissan. I think it's very amusing that we're bribing the French to stay in the UK.

Thanks, you beat me to it- oh the irony !!!

I have said ti many times before, if you want to be a fully independent country, don't sell the majority of your essential utilities and services, including transport- to those you turn into your competitors- and even 'enemies' by not adhering to contracts and Treaties signed with them. This even more so if you are an island who rely on good transport links to your nearest competitors!

Why the Brexit deal is a disaster for the City. Jobs and investment are pouring out of London as the economy’s biggest sector waits for clarity on a deal that is anything but finished.

www.newstatesman.com/business/finance/2021/02/why-brexit-deal-disaster-city

These are “applications”, not approvals, how many actually do travel is not known either. At present travel is restricted due to Covid so it is very early days, current labour shortages are not going to be improved for some time.

There must be some HGV drivers in the 5million + who have applied for residency. www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-eu-settlement-scheme-reaches-five-million-applications

I wonder where the 5mil+ came from when everyone keeps tell us that they’ve all gone home. Either they are lying or the gov.uk website is?