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Old 29-01-2024, 12:21   #5819
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Re: Britain outside the EU

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
- The UK gave up on negotiations to extend our trade deal with Canada, leaving us worse off than when we were an EU member
I thought you'd be pleased that we decided not to import Hormone filled beef?



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- New incoming border checks will add £200 million a year to the cost of our food and drink:

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/brex...d-veg-imports/

- MPs were warned that the EU's upcoming ETIAS/EES border systems may lead to up to 14-hour queues to enter (the rest of) Europe from the autumn:

https://itv.com/news/2024-01-25/traf...urope-mps-told


- There were warnings of possible shortages of flowers for Valentines Day because of the new incoming border checks:

https://news.sky.com/story/roses-are...he-eu-13056060

- A plan to extend visas for British expats in France from 90 to 180 days was blocked by France's Constitutional Council court (a decision which has no right of appeal):

https://lbc.co.uk/news/french-court-...rance-90-days/

- The EU's plans to increase bulk medicine procurement across the bloc risk creating shortages in Britain because they have very significantly greater buying power than the UK does:

https://theguardian.com/science/2024...cord-shortages
Heard it all before, we've had nothing but stories like this for 8+ years. The world didn't end. Very little, if anything, about Brexit has impacted my life, and I doubt any of the above will either.
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