A generationThis is the big lie of Brexit.No it’s not £350 million per week for the NHS Or the “bonfire” of red tape. The lie is that the chaos surrounding Britain’s trade with Europe is the inevitable price of leaving the EU. That is rubbish.
To further improve his chances of becoming the leader of the Conservative Party Boris Johnson Two promises were made. One is to withdraw from the European Union, and the other is to leave the European customs union and single market, which includes other non-EU countries such as Norway. The second decision was an almost random gesture that made him appear manly in the eyes of the party’s hardline Brexitists. It did not hold a referendum, and it was very stupid.
There is no news today to avoid the consequences.Earlier this year, the impact of exiting the single market could be Plummeting trade With the mainland, even accounted for the pandemic. The extra red tape is great. HMRC estimates that traders will deal with An annual increase of 215 million import and export documents is estimated at an estimated annual bureaucratic cost of 7.5 billion pounds. Tariffs may not apply, but rules of origin and health standards apply.Every truck, every piece of cargo Need to check.
As for immigration, according to Farming Today on BBC Radio 4, the overall shortage of seasonal farm labor is 20%, and it is usually more.fruit Will rot in the fields, Pigs cannot go to the slaughterhouse, Christmas turkey will be a “nightmare.”At the same time, nursing homes in England short 170,000 employees, and a delivery company that lacks 100,000 drivers. The hotel has abandoned rooms and dining tables. The creative industries-worth 110 billion pounds to the British economy-were forgotten by Brexit negotiators and are now almost cut off from Europe.
This is not Brexit. Britain could have left Brussels and got rid of a lot of rules and regulations. This is the result of leaving the single market. Johnson’s xenophobic belief is that European trade standards are to some extent “not British”. When the Mayor of London but no longer served as prime minister, he frantically supported EU workers.
I believe that some of the current chaos will subside, but it is absurd to think that trade with the EU, Britain’s largest partner so far, will always recover outside of some form of economic union. The same is true of the theory that any losses caused by the current chaos will be compensated by gains elsewhere. It seems strange to explain to the Conservative Party that prosperity lies in opening the market, not closing it.
Johnson apparently did not set up a permanent trade and agriculture committee to protect Britain’s interests in the new transaction. He is obviously very eager to trade, no matter how bad it is. In addition, the National Audit Office has not yet conducted a normal impact assessment of Lord Frost’s post-Brexit agreement with the European Union. It did not bother. I think the assessment will be the color of the blood.
Never before has Brexit caused such severe damage to the British economy. The damage comes from a decision to leave the single market. It is now wise to let Johnson eat the pie and re-enter the market as soon as possible. Britain will follow its example for Northern Ireland’s agreement. This does not mean rejoining the European Union, but just rejoining Ireland-this is the most beautiful historical irony.
The single market negotiations in 1987 were Margaret Thatcher’s most proud free trade achievement. This is in the interests of the United Kingdom and Europe and has proven to be successful. Johnson reversed this achievement with outright political ambitions. He pretends that this is necessary for Brexit. This is his biggest lie.
