Brexit has officially happened.

[Hades]

I'd wait and see what trade deals they make by December to see what impact it will have.

Fuck all.

Trade deals routinely take many years to negotiate, particularly between large economies. A trade deal with the US would be expected to take at least 2-3 to sign, and perhaps three times as long to implement.

An EU trade deal will take far longer. Consider that it took between 3-4 years to negotiate a withdrawal agreement alone, which is a great deal simpler than a trade deal. I believe the average there is about 7-10 years.

The idea that a comprehensive trade deal would be completed in 1 year was a political fantasy, sold by Johnson to play to the domestic audience and win an election. They banked on the public just not knowing how long these things take, so they could sell them any old rubbish.

I'd point out that he did get Brexit done... with a deal that I cannot see as being better than May's. Is this really the 'good' Brexit leavers were waiting for, because I think May's was better? It all felt like a rush to get done by a certain date. Why didn't they back May when Johnson plan is a copy but a little worse?

Because Brexit is just as much about acquiring power as it is about the ideology of Brexit. May wasn't from the Brexiteer's own ranks and so she simply had to go.

 

[Satinavian]

Just read that "no deal" got rebranded as "Australia style agreement" similar to the old "Canada style" or "Norway style". That is because Australia does not yet have a special free trade deal with the EU and has a positive image in Britain.

 

[Trunkage]

Just read that "no deal" got rebranded as "Australia style agreement" similar to the old "Canada style" or "Norway style". That is because Australia does not yet have a special free trade deal with the EU and has a positive image in Britain.

Conservatives have been in power in Oz for 18 years of the last 22. Apparently well, despite all the things I've been pointing out since 2001.
But then I literally don't understand how yearly spending billions of dollars on detaining people for years is cheaper then letting them in and encouraging them to have jobs

So I'm not suprised Bojo goes for it. I've long realized that Conservatives are not the good economic managers they pretend to be