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Edwin Hayward
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A no deal Brexit hurts:
- Our economy
- Government funding
- Jobs
- Our two main political parties (maybe positive?)
- Life chances for the young
- Workers' rights
- Just-in-time production
- Our credibility and standing in the world
- Our security
So why are we still chasing it?
A no deal Brexit rewards:
- Hedge funds
- Vulture capitalists
- Big multinationals
- Tax avoiders
- Lobbyists & cronies
- France, Ireland, Germany, etc. receiving assets leaving the UK
- Very wealthy (buying opportunities)
- Putin
- The far right
So why are we still chasing it?
No deal is such an eye-wateringly bad idea, you have to look very, very closely at the motivations of those advocating it. What side gigs do they have? What shareholdings? What dodgy friends in high places? What sources of wealth? What political ambitions? What EU track history?
No answers, not in this thread anyway. But those questions should be a solid springboard, a jumping-off point for your own investigations. The skeletons are there, somewhere... just waiting to be dug up.
A few pieces of light reading on your way out...
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Edwin Hayward
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Liam Fox is considering using executive powers to drop all UK import tariffs to 0% in an emergency after a no deal Brexit. And if your immediate reaction is "Won't that destroy all domestic manufacturing?" you'd be dead right. He could limbo under a snake.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclusiv…
Scary thing is, if this were *just* a Brexiter's fever dream, that would be one thing. But apparently the Government are actively considering it as an option. Aside from the death of British manufacturing, try doing a trade deal that improves on 0%! Economy. Will. Die.
If I were a union chief, two words would be lighting up my mind with fiery letters round about now: General Strike.
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Edwin Hayward
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A ton of aspects of driving in the EU will change if there's a no deal Brexit
- need international driving permit
- have to swap your UK license for an EU one before 29 March if you're living in the EU, or face taking your driving test again
gov.uk/guidance/prepa…
- need a GB sticker on your vehicle if your numberplate is a Euro-plate (EU flag + GB sign) unless you replace it with a GB-only numberplate
- need a green card to prove you have motor insurance (may also need separate proof for your trailer)
- can no longer make claims via a UK-based claims representative or MIB after an accident
- must register commercial trailers over 750kg and non-commercial trailers over 3,500kg
- What a mess. Thanks, Brexit!
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Edwin Hayward
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Chris Grayling has explicitly blamed the EU for Brexit this morning: "We want to work with the EU to reach a deal but if they are not prepared to do that – they will have to take responsibility that we are heading towards a no-deal exit."
Repeat after me... The UK chose to Brexit. Brexit is not something being imposed on us by the EU. They wanted us to stay. They still want us to stay. They would happily see us stay. Every single consequence of leaving is on us, and only on us.
Brexit is not the fault of the EU. Neither is it the fault of Remainers, businesses, or other convenient scapegoats. Responsibility for Brexit is mainly shouldered by the Tories, first amongst them Theresa May. Labour's super weak opposition means they shouldn't get a free pass.
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