Another new Brexit thread

[west didsblue]

Neither, I'm just eager for a deal to give them equal rights - not special ones.

Equal to who?
We have different arrangements with different countries and blocs. Some more favourable for their nationals to come here than others.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Neither, I'm just eager for a deal to give them equal rights - not special ones.

Hmmmmm...... so in the EU then EU citizens had equal rights. Non - EU citizens coming to the EU had rights protected by UK and EU law. Certain things we chose not to enforce in terms of entry rights such as limiting EU citizen numbers entering the UK. The direction of travel under Patel is moving away from equal rights for non-EU migrants - the Windrush generation debacle shows we didn't grant the Commonwealth citizens the rights we implied they had. Equal rights were already there, enforceable or within our gift but we haven't acted accordingly. What is it you want again and how does leaving the EU "fix" the equal rights issue?

 

[Vic]

The seasonal workers scheme is not limited to EU workers. But 99% of those on it are from the EU. Do those who really think the EU is discriminatory (not that I believe that that's always been an issue for more than a very small number of Leavers) think that Africans are going to fly here for a few months work as readily as someone from Romania?

 

[bluethrunthru]

The seasonal workers scheme is not limited to EU workers. But 99% of those on it are from the EU. Do those who really think the EU is discriminatory (not that I believe that that's always been an issue for more than a very small number of Leavers) think that Africans are going to fly here for a few months work as readily as someone from Romania?

Their whole belief system depends on this and the fact they will be attracted by pay rates of £25 per hour - could put that on the side of a bus I suppose

 

[Ancient Citizen]

 

[Metal Biker]

*waits for usual suspects to criticise you for using gifs*

 

[bluethrunthru]

so,.................the carnage will be all the fault of business .........

https://www.cityam.com/michael-gove...-uk-businesses-have-made-brexit-preparations/

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Rumours of an extension being contemplated by UK government on Twitter. No doubt without using the word extension if they go for it.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Rumours of an extension being contemplated by UK government on Twitter. No doubt without using the word extension if they go for it.

Presumably the people who were desperate for this to happen will still find a reason to be pissed off?

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Presumably the people who were desperate for this to happen will still find a reason to be pissed off?

Not me, have always said the longer we go without actually leaving* the better. I would welcome an extension, the longer the better.


*awaiting someone telling me we left in January 2020.