Political relations between UK-EU

[west didsblue]

The usual suspects will be on here blaming Brexit ;).

I think it's the other usual suspects incorrectly crediting Brexit for us doing better than the EU.

 

[hgblue]

I think it's the other usual suspects incorrectly crediting Brexit for us doing better than the EU.

Ah yeah, got it lol

 

[journolud]

The usual suspects will be on here blaming Brexit ;).

On the contrary the “usual suspects” will probably see this as not related to Brexit while the unusual suspects, a diminishing bunch, will make a cheap and irrelevant point. Any thoughts of your own about the actual impact of Brexit so far on small businesses and individuals buying stuff from the EU or posting sales from their eBay accounts?

 

[west didsblue]

On the contrary the “usual suspects” will probably see this as not related to Brexit while the unusual suspects, a diminishing bunch, will make a cheap and irrelevant point. Any thoughts of your own about the actual impact of Brexit so far on small businesses and individuals buying stuff from the EU or posting sales from their eBay accounts?

Why would they when they can smugly look across the channel at the problems that the EU are having with their vaccine programmes and thank Brexit for the relative success of ours.

 

[metalblue]

Ok, I didn't know that. I guess we both agree though that in the first instance this is a EU/AZ conversation.

I’m not sure this actually happened mate (please don’t take offence at me calling you mate as it seems a little out of vogue on here lately!). I can’t find any source to say this occurred and wonder if people are getting confused with the Pfizer one maybe?

If anyone has a credible source, please do share

 

[meltonblue]

4m doses were imported from Germany and the Netherlands in December, AZ didn’t start producing in the UK fully until after that.

 

[bluethrunthru]

looks like it will be pie and mash only for the Cockerknees from now on

Brexit: Lough Neagh eels can't be sold in Britain

Fishermen seek new buyers for 50 tonnes of eels, worth £500k, that can no longer be sold in London.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ban-jani]

The UK already has a blocking policy. We insisted on UK first, the EU didn‘t. In future they likely will. I don’t have an issue with a Govt prioritising the health of its own citizens, nor the EU doing similar.

It is in a sense short sighted as for this to work everyone needs the vaccine, but when push comes to shove, Govts are going to look after the people that elect them.

We’ve had supply issues which is why we have gone the one shot route and delayed the second shot needed for full immunity, again a sensible strategy when there are supply issues and the science says it isn’t a problem, but a EU first approach may impact us later if we hit supply or other snags.

Europe needs to beef up production and distribution, Sanofi have agreed to manufacture the Pfizer jab. Johnson and Johnson have their ‘one shot’ jab waiting in the wings. It’s a production and logistics problem which in time will be solved. The good news is we have several vaccines and the problems while difficult are not insurmountable.

Surely the EU have made it impossible for us to have a joint ‘Europe first’ type policy by delaying? We pressed ahead and have been buying and buying whereas the EU needlessly delayed.

 

[Vic]

Why would anything the EU do cost UK lives?
AZ vaccine production for us is here in the UK. There's nothing the EU can do about diverting those supplies to them. The problem is at their Belgian plant.

He's posturing.

 

[hgblue]

Why would they when they can smugly look across the channel at the problems that the EU are having with their vaccine programmes and thank Brexit for the relative success of ours.

Beats whinging about ham sandwiches ;)