Unicorn Shredder: Hard Brexit Truths
- The major economic harm Brexit is already inflicting on the UK
- Reality of "no deal" & WTO terms
- EU "punishment" narrative
- Endangered industries: automotive & haulage
+ much, much more...
(Each tweet is a self-contained thread.)
- The major economic harm Brexit is already inflicting on the UK
- Reality of "no deal" & WTO terms
- EU "punishment" narrative
- Endangered industries: automotive & haulage
+ much, much more...
(Each tweet is a self-contained thread.)
Jobs are already going, and investment is drying up. Firms are redomiciling assets to the EU27. Ireland plans to bypass the UK entirely and send goods trade directly to the EU. Meanwhile, the UK Government flushes away £billions on no-deal preparations.
The full, horrifying reality of a "no deal" scenario, and what trading on WTO terms really means. The 750+ treaties and trade deals we will be giving up on Brexit Day. Debunking the absurd EU "punishment" narrative.
"Brexit changes everything" - an open letter to MPs and other politicians
No-deal Brexit will kill the haulage industry: international haulage companies may only be able to secure a tiny fraction of the permits they need to keep transporting products. Meanwhile, the Government is trying to conceal the likely damage.
Gauging the impact of Brexit: everyone loses, with the North East, the West Midlands, the North West and Wales bearing the brunt of the damage.
Relative trade negotiation strength: UK vs EU (TL/DR summary: it ain't pretty!)
Brexit and the car industry: consistent, across-the-board warnings about the dangers of Brexit from CEOs and other senior figures.
Why you can't just replace road and sea freight with air freight, no matter how desperate the need...
A closer look at trade deals we will lose on Brexit Day
10 Key Brexit Facts
How the Government's secret plan to hire ships to beat problems at Calais will give unprecedented power to pen-pushing officials...
Why James Dyson (prominent Brexiteer) is building his new electric cars in Singapore
The majority of businesses are gearing up to execute their no-deal Brexit contingency plans... before Christmas
How the Government's secret plan to hire ships to beat problems at Calais will give unprecedented power to pen-pushing officials...
Why Brexit is nothing like Y2K
Brexit is killing off the #1 source of funding for tech startups
Why the whole notion of a "no deal Brexit" is a recent invention...
How the predictions in the leaflet circulated by Government to all households in advance of the Brexit referendum are turning out to be remarkably prophetic...
A refresher: How Theresa May saw the UK's relationship with the EU in April 2016, mere months before the referendum...
Ireland is moving at speed to help goods traffic bypass the UK with new ferries and shipping routes.
Trading under WTO rules means being stuck with a system in which every single WTO member can exercise a veto over anything we do...
Once we're out of the EU, we'll also be cut out of the pan-EU transport strategy (which unlocks billions of euro in grants and other funding). Indeed, the EU transport maps will be redrawn (policy-wise, anyway) so that the UK doesn't even appear any more.
One easily overlooked aspect of the EU is its role in keeping the UK Government on the straight and narrow. It prevents our Government from weakening environmental protections, human rights, food standards etc. This is expanded on in the thread below...
Much of the Government's advice for businesses under a no-deal Brexit scenario involves... reaching deals! Yes, seriously. Many of their plans hinge on there being "side deals" to cover the lack of an all-encompassing deal...
Citizens from the EEA are not yet covered by the UK’s promise of settlement rights for EU citizens.
The tale of L & R: a Brexit parable...
Ladybird have "done" Brexit as part of their Ladybird for Grown-Ups series. The book brings together nostalgic classic paintings with some hard-nose, biting satire. Good early Christmas present, e.g. Secret Santa?
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