I tweet mostly about Brexit. I try to think carefully before I tweet.
Sep 22, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Of course there are still problems with checking EU imports into the EU, 4 years after Brexit.
This is not news in itself, but the way in which this happens allows for some observations:
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ft.com/content/5e678d…
..firstly the question: Why is it so difficult to establish these controls?
That is really a question because UK is not completely incompetent, and every other nation manages this.
My take: The UK has still not internalised Brexit. UK gov still does not believe it...
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Aug 15, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
It has been two weeks since this article was published.
The EU has requested that UK first implements existing agreements, before an improved relation is possible.
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ft.com/content/435933…
The EU lists 8 areas where UK falls short (wrongly called 'demands' by the FT) which include:
- No automatic 'settled status' of EU residents in UK and withholding rights to EU residents
- No proper implementation of the trade border in the Irish sea, such as...
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Mar 25, 2024 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
@nialloconghaile I have doubts about UK entering EFTA/EEA, mainly because UK is 'not a team player':
- UK left EU because it could not dominate, it refused to cooperate with others, and it still does.
- UK to this day tries to impose its will on Ireland, and can barely conceal that it...
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@nialloconghaile ..does not accept the sovereignity of Ireland.
- UK is hardly interested in Europe, if it cannot dominate, and its foreign policy basically ends with 'stop the boats'
- Even with the new European Political community (EPC), UK - again - tries to hijack the agenda, and...
