Thread by @mafevema

Food security was also an issue in the 70s. "Take back control" is a risky delusion when a country is so dependent on others. In any international crisis Britain is particularly vulnerable. It is, as noted by Mark Carney, dependent on the kindness 2/

https://twitter.com/redhistorian/status/1337526891868254208?s=19

https://twitter.com/Lord_Sugar/status/1441165520493899777

of strangers. This is true in many areas: food, pharmaceuticals, energy, security. Brexit compounds the damage. It acts as a multiplier. Britain needs friends in its close neighbourhood. Yet our PM & his crew go out of their way to insult & attack our EU partners.

There will be no kindness from strangers in our hour of need if Britain continues to treat partners as foes, to openly rejoice at their misfortunes (early vaccine supply issue), insult them on a regular basis & stab them in the back with relish. Then of course when our neighbours

are slow to provide a helping hand, Brexiters will complain self pityingly about unfairness & bullying. Nothing changes...

I repost the excellent thread of @redhistorian in case anyone misses the link in my 1st tweet above.

https://twitter.com/redhistorian/status/1337526891868254208?s=19

And note UKG has yet again deferred controls on EU imports for 2 reasons. 1. It has not trained enough customs agents nor finalised its customs IT systems 5 years after Brexit. 2. It is terrified of the impact on food & other essential imports.Take back control = zero control