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Another key message from our #NegotBrexit event: no one can quite believe how much of a mess the UK has got itself into
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In all member states we're monitoring there was a confusion that HMG had called a referendum it didn't have to, surprise it was lost...
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And then disbelief that HMG hasn't been able to pull together a plan for #A50 in time since.
Two big consequences
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Two big consequences
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1st is continuing uncertainty that UK is really going through with this, given (to them) evident costs and problems.
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Note, not effort to change UK's mind, more "surely they can see it's a disaster"
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2nd, contributes to sense that this is just a British 'thing', and all will be well once UK leaves.
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Little self-reflection on EU's systemic problems, of which brexit is only most extreme manifestation. Risk of this coming round again
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In short, the conceptualisation matters
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