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Re: Brexit
The intention of the EU is to demonstrate to the rest of the member states that leaving isn’t viable. That could be achieved through the UK remaining, a bad deal, or no deal. All three options currently on the table satisfy the EU position somewhat.
The EU, like any Union, has to satisfy it’s own interests first and foremost. Despite our delusions of grandeur, the consequences for us were always going to be far greater than for them.
Negotiators for Greece in the 2015 financial crisis look back and lament that their mistake was believing the EU were negotiating at all. The EU had mapped out all of the options suitable to them and it was “take it or leave it”.
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