How do we resolve the Brexit mess?

[BobKowalski]

Bloomberg reporting that ‘the UK has reached a preliminary agreement with the EU to access its Frontex border agency, per sources— aim is to announce deal early October at a meeting of European leaders.’

An interesting development. ‘It would be the first step towards developing institutional frameworks for UK alignment with the Customs Union, Single Market and Schengen.‘ given Frontex’s prominent role in managing EU borders.

 

[west didsblue]

Bloomberg reporting that ‘the UK has reached a preliminary agreement with the EU to access its Frontex border agency, per sources— aim is to announce deal early October at a meeting of European leaders.’

An interesting development. ‘It would be the first step towards developing institutional frameworks for UK alignment with the Customs Union, Single Market and Schengen.‘ given Frontex’s prominent role in managing EU borders.

Seems even the current government of idiots have realised that increasing alignment with the EU is the only way to avoid long term economic chaos. Obviously they will do it by stealth but it’s better than going along with their own rhetoric.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Bloomberg reporting that ‘the UK has reached a preliminary agreement with the EU to access its Frontex border agency, per sources— aim is to announce deal early October at a meeting of European leaders.’

An interesting development. ‘It would be the first step towards developing institutional frameworks for UK alignment with the Customs Union, Single Market and Schengen.‘ given Frontex’s prominent role in managing EU borders.

I hope Sunak has some anti-ERG back armour to hand - will never fly with his party

 

[RabidCity]

So thats it? Thats the one and only? BTW just asked wife and daughter - wife works at Sainsburys - they say regardless of what was said there has been no noticeable reduction on sanitary products.

Thanks, it's a good job your wife and daughter are not the official barometer of UK cost of goods. Businesses price at net costs, the VAT is just a reduction on the price on shelf with no impact to the business. They don't recoup it.

This is just an example of when local decision making can be quicker than persuading everyone in the EU to change. Admit it, it's a benefit.

 

[west didsblue]

Thanks, it's a good job your wife and daughter are not the official barometer of UK cost of goods. Businesses price at net costs, the VAT is just a reduction on the price on shelf with no impact to the business. They don't recoup it.

This is just an example of when local decision making can be quicker than persuading everyone in the EU to change. Admit it, it's a benefit.

I don’t think anyone has denied that if the price of sanitary products has gone up less than most things it’s good but at best it’s worthy of a mention in passing rather than several posts going on about it. In reality it’s been a £10m benefit to supermarkets whilst shoppers have seen prices rise by more than inflation.
https://amp.theguardian.com/politic...ther-removal-of-tampon-tax-has-lowered-prices
Even if the saving was passed on to consumers (it isn’t) it would be less than £1 per woman per year. If that’s the best benefit they can come up with then they probably need to try a little harder.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Thanks, it's a good job your wife and daughter are not the official barometer of UK cost of goods. Businesses price at net costs, the VAT is just a reduction on the price on shelf with no impact to the business. They don't recoup it.

This is just an example of when local decision making can be quicker than persuading everyone in the EU to change. Admit it, it's a benefit.

what is the point in "winning" back the ability to take VAT off sanitary products if the manufacturers / retailers just add it back in to increase profits? Oh yeah capitalism.

Still waiting on another two examples btw

 

[bluethrunthru]

Frosty the Showman should have kept to flogging Scotch - on other topics he is a fuckwit

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It's funny this...I mean startlingly funny...
When I ask my European friends (mainly Spanish) if they ever felt a loss of sovereignty or sense of national identity being in the E.U they laugh at me and say "hell no!"
Only little fucking Englanders seemingly have this trait

Shows how many fucking insecure cunts we have in this country.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Good Lord - Frosty the Showman is so thick he makes speeches about the thing that is not supposed to be said out loud

Absolute fucking ****.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Show how many fucking insecure cunts we have in this country.

Yeah, only because they’ve only won the World Cup.

When they’ve won 2 world wars, we can talk.