Gavin Esler The whole point behind Brexit was to enable the minority to rip off the majority without burdensome regulations. He is being true to his original vision

It's tedious having to repeat ourselves every time Protocol on IRL/NI hits UK headlines (so many past threads...) but bottomless pit of Brexit dishonesty & incompetence makes the task unavoidable.

So... a few simple bullet points, reminding us how to refute common ERG/DUP lies:

Top 5 Most Hilarious Brexit Delusions:
- we're just the first, others will soon follow
- we hold all the cards
- they need us more than we need them
- no deal is better than a bad deal
And now...
- our NI Protocol Bill will bring them to their knees

Hmmmm. Only in exasperation.

The UK's recent disastrous 'mini' Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the pandemic and the Ukraine crisis. But six years after the vote, the Brexit effect is clear youtu.be/wO2lWmgEK1Y

People try to tell you what to think every day. Here are what some individuals and organisations told you about Liz Truss and her government’s “mini-budget” - perhaps worth remembering next time they try to tell you something…
1. The Daily Mail

David Clark 🇺🇦 Euan MacDonald Can we be sensible? Most Brits, after years of anti-EU propaganda, have no idea of what the EU is, what it does and wouldn't understand for a second why #Ukraine️ or any other other country wants to be a part of it.
It was and is a catastrophic failure of UK leadership

The EU Referendum was not a triumph for democracy. Democracy was deceived, the public duped, the facts simply rejected as ‘the politics of fear’. The referendum was an orchestrated collection of soundbites that got louder and more populist as time went on.
sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/eu-ref…

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This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:

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Really enjoyed watching your Zoom chat Andy Bell (Erasure) with VeryRecords! Have a safe journey Andy to Miami! Xx

Brexit is like a religion. For example, take a look at Tim Montgomerie's claim that: “We were told we were joining just a common market.”

(Thread)

twitter.com/montie/status/…

1. I think some people are about to find out that we didn’t join the Common Market for the trade. (Thread)

Prof Jonathan Shalit OBE It’s only democratic if they deliver EXACTLY what they promised in the referendum campaign.

It’s NOT democratic to take a mandate for one thing and to use it for something completely different.

#tradeXpresso : The WTO ranked EU Trade 🇪🇺 as the most successful #FTA negotiators! Thanks to Cecilia Malmström Sabine Weyand Sandra Gallina and all our colleagues! EU exporters/importers also ranked us highly for our #FTA #implementation efforts via Access2Markets - EU Trade Information Portal and beyond!

And in case anyone wants more detail: here's the full list of EU free trade agreements notified to the WTO

#GattArt24 | #GatsArt5

rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicSearc…

Who says the EU can't negotiate free trade agreements (2)?

Now, I didn't check every single WTO member. And because of the database constraint I only checked for agreements on goods. But then all but one agreement in the database is either goods alone (not one of these)

2/2

I thought/hoped it would die away, but it's become headline news—the favourite to be UK PM wants to use it …

So here are answers to frequently & rarely asked questions about GATT Art24.

1. General
2. With-deal leavers
3. No-deal leavers
4. Remainers/revokers *SURPRISE*

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'We will take back control of
our MONEY
our LAWS and
our BORDERS'

Let's have a look at 'our money'

Seems to me like we already have control over all but a vanishingly small percentage of our money - look at UK annual tax and spend.

Last year I wrote about why calling 'World Trade Deal' or 'WTO Deal' is marketing bullshit of the highest order. It's not merely misleading, but actively dangerous.

Six months on and... it's happening again.

Stop.

Please.

explaintrade.com/blogs/2018/12/…

'Now we are friends.'
'We are more than that ... we are brothers.'

They were prepared to kill each other on D-Day - now a British and a German soldier meet for the first time.