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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Thank God we have more information on this now to stop all the wingeing from remainers that this is all going to lead to a disaster, with no agreement with the EU. This is better than I had hoped for from the EU at this stage.[
However, we need some hard negotiations on points 3 (NI alignment) 5 (fisheries). However, at last, the end of the tunnel is in sight.
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David Davis's approach of "Yes EU, how high do you want us to jump?" has paid off and we thankfully won't have a train wreck of no deal that Brextremists have been clamouring for. I suspect they will be the most unhappy about today's announcement; most people will be happy that disaster has been averted.
Britain's fishermen catches are primarily sold to the EU so nothing will change on that front if they want to continue doing so.
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Trade access is vital to Britain because it exports the bulk of the seafood it catches while importing the majority of what it consumes, mostly cod, salmon, tuna, haddock and prawns.
Europe imports about 75 per cent of the British catch, a cornucopia of 40 species that is too exotic for most domestic consumers, such as the cuttlefish and megrim sole sold every morning at Newlyn’s market in Cornwall.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...-a7954641.html
Ireland remains a problem as what the UK Government has agreed to as a backstop is unacceptable to the DUP so the hard negotiations are with the DUP and not the EU. In effect, the can has been kicked 21 months down the road on this issue. The salvation for Theresa May is that Northern Ireland DUP supporters are now better understanding the benefiits of the single market and customs union so the DUP may change its position over the next 21 months.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I don't think we have conceded on the Irish border, Andrew, not at all. The 'regulatory alignment' is only a backstop if nothing else can be agreed, but as you know, the UK Government has alternative solutions which will be better than this. They have cited the Norway/Sweden border as an example of a frictionless border and they believe new technology can make it even better.
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We have. If you read previous news items, you will see that this was a key issue with Ireland telling the UK that the UK had to acknowledge the back stop solution but the UK held out against this.
Norway and Sweden are both in the single market so this solution is a strange comparison. The only solution is the UK-DUP or Ireland backing down. No magical solutions exist or we would be hearing about them now.
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I am absolutely confident that we will not get ourselves in a position whereby we will become a 'vassal state'! Theresa May has ruled that out completely.
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It's time to face the facts Old Boy. According to Rees-Mogg that's exactly where we will be during the transition period. "Under the time limited period, the UK will have to abide by all existing EU rules but will lose its say in the decision-making process."https://www.ft.com/content/493af6d6-2b53-11e8-9b4b-bc4b9f08f381