Some thoughts about the UK’s stage approach of setting up a full border with the EU (text here from assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…) (short thread) 
The UK opted for a phased approach to building up the border. This allows the government to build up the border control posts needed until July (see the first graph).
One would hope that this will give industry time to adapt, but I am not all too optimistic seeing the current issues. And it creates another issue: the illusion that the UK won’t impose the same type of border the EU imposes.
That might be politically advantageous (I have seen some peculiar SPS claims in that regard), but it has a serious downside: UK and EU industries might not be on the same page with regard to lobbying for simplifications. Which makes them less likely to be agreed.
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