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Lunchtime Brexit reading and roundup.
But first, here's a gif of a cute cat, because the next few tweets are rather lacking in cheer...
But first, here's a gif of a cute cat, because the next few tweets are rather lacking in cheer...
First, from @chrisgreybrexit a vision of the UK as a plane in a violent tailspin and nearly out of fuel, pilot in panic, cabin crew bickering, and some passengers saying gravity is just a fear-mongering myth... chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/britai…
I am marginally more cheery, in that I think the PM might get a deal voted through Parliament late in March leaving business and individuals worrying right to the wire... linkedin.com/pulse/pm-going…
The FT reports that our Trade Remedies regime may not be ready for Brexit (although frankly I think that's better placed than many other areas, if that is any consolation) ft.com/content/4bf6eb…
Ireland beef and dairy exports may face collapse in no-deal (but then we're talking about massively affected supply chains in the event of tariffs and quotas for agriculture) - rte.ie/news/2019/0208…
A long read on the future of the UK economy by @MESandbu - must confess i haven't quite finished this one... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Finally a couple of twitter threads / stories - from @pmdfoster on the offer of Northern Ireland organisations to meet the Malthouse compromise team...
And @hhesterm explains the EU don't actually want to be trapped in an EU backstop. But that breaks the rule that the EU are always the oppressors and the UK the victims, so probably won't get much coverage... /end
