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Fmr Director @OECD #COVID #Disinfo #OECDForum #OECDParl https://t.co/TjrmBB2lVc #BetterLifeIndex ex-@EU_Commission
Dec 13, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
.@AranchaGlezLaya is spot on that #Trade Agreements are means to manage interdependence not assert sovereignty. Here lies the rub: for pure Brexiteers, #Brexit is about asserting sovereignty from #EU hence #NoDeal described as “wonderful” solution by PM 1/ The quest to assert sovereignty seems strangely limited to EU, as, its logical corollary - to revisit all international arrangements that currently bind & limit UK sovereignty such as dependence on US for its #nuclear deterrent or its @NATO obligations - is never mentioned 2/