I know Twitter isn’t often a place for empathy & understanding, especially on Brexit🇪🇺🇬🇧
But a short 🧵 on why business & their staff need a bit just now.
For those saying to businesses like @LochfyneLangous below “You should have known what was coming!”, a few reflections...
But a short 🧵 on why business & their staff need a bit just now.
For those saying to businesses like @LochfyneLangous below “You should have known what was coming!”, a few reflections...
https://twitter.com/LochfyneLangous/status/1374293578663530498
When @BorisJohnson said on Xmas Eve “there will be no non-tariff barriers” it wasn’t a one-off error. It was a pattern over months & yrs of saying barriers wouldn’t exist when they would. Can we blame businesses if they’re now shocked at what they face?
Even on 1 Jan, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said there was no border in the Irish Sea. There were many trade experts who knew the reality & tried to warn us (thank you!), but denial of reality, big red buses and accusations of “Project Fear” got more airtime.
https://twitter.com/brandonlewis/status/1345057483887411200
Some facts about businesses’ ability to prepare for Brexit👇
🇪🇺It was a transition period without knowing what we were transitioning to
🇪🇺A deal was agreed on Xmas Eve & came into force 7 days later
🇪🇺The final Border Operating Model was published with 6 hrs to go, on Hogmanay!🥃
🇪🇺It was a transition period without knowing what we were transitioning to
🇪🇺A deal was agreed on Xmas Eve & came into force 7 days later
🇪🇺The final Border Operating Model was published with 6 hrs to go, on Hogmanay!🥃
Perhaps the cruellest aspect of the Brexit timing:
We👏were👏in👏the👏middle👏of👏a👏pandemic.
Business & staff had had their lives turned on their head. Gallingly, Covid is now cited as the reason EU exporters have a grace period selling to GB. Where was the grace period for us?
We👏were👏in👏the👏middle👏of👏a👏pandemic.
Business & staff had had their lives turned on their head. Gallingly, Covid is now cited as the reason EU exporters have a grace period selling to GB. Where was the grace period for us?
To those saying “you voted for it, own it”:
🐟Many in fishing didn’t vote for it
🐟Few business groups saw any Brexit benefit, so fishing got disproportionate airtime
🐟Those who did vote leave did so with hope, not malice. Dashed hopes, maybe, but more empathy less attack pls.
🐟Many in fishing didn’t vote for it
🐟Few business groups saw any Brexit benefit, so fishing got disproportionate airtime
🐟Those who did vote leave did so with hope, not malice. Dashed hopes, maybe, but more empathy less attack pls.
The reality is, we’re now all living this Brexit.
2016-2020 was dominated by competing ideologies.
But in 2021 we now have hard evidence.
We have the first official trade stats of the post-Brexit world.
‼️A warning: some viewers may find the following figures disturbing👇
2016-2020 was dominated by competing ideologies.
But in 2021 we now have hard evidence.
We have the first official trade stats of the post-Brexit world.
‼️A warning: some viewers may find the following figures disturbing👇
https://twitter.com/adampayne26/status/1373974501998915585
I remain (naively?) hopeful that logic will return. There’s solutions out there, see this from @pmdfoster for the best of them.
It leaves two questions:
👉Is there political will to pursue them?
👉Will they come before EU supply chains restructure away from the UK for good?
It leaves two questions:
👉Is there political will to pursue them?
👉Will they come before EU supply chains restructure away from the UK for good?
https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1372951564378324993
Final point: A lot of ppl are working incredibly hard on the issues, incl. govt officials. There are also trade commentators & journalists working relentlessly to shine a light on the reality, despite the story inexplicably being miles down the news agenda.
To them, thanks!
ENDS
To them, thanks!
ENDS
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