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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Looks like the Government has still failed to understand the basic lesson that unrealistic deadlines result in bad deals.  |
The "badness" came from the previous negotiators, ie May et al. They had years. The choice was for that
temporary, interim deal or
nothing at all.
Negotiations on the next stage
couldn't start until after the WA came into force and we had left the EU.
Even if the issue(UK geographical indications) raised in that article had been fully addressed at the time, it would
still need addressing for the future. The problem with accepting a "bad deal" is related to how long that deal applies. If the EU was allowed to get away with this in the deal for the
future, then it would be
fixed for eternity, not just for less than a year.