Political relations between UK-EU

[mcfc1632]

It’s highly unlikely the contract will stipulate such to permit that, they could argue they are entitled to. It would also be a strange contract where the delivery schedule is entirely binding with no best endeavour clause.

Irrespective, contract disputes should be resolved in a court of law not by arbitrary action of one party to the contact particularly when that action is against a 3rd party simply on the grounds that they also have a contract with same. AZ could of course avoid court by offering to settle and rip the contract up delivering exactly 0 vaccines. Now that wouldn’t be unethical of course because it is contract law right?

That the UK may send the vaccine to Germany for placement into vials and that the EU threaten to withhold that would do huge damage to the EUs reputation as a safe place to do business.... what was it they said when the UK passed a rightful law allowing for it to change part of the WA?

Of course tensions are high because the EU is behind the curve here and probably getting asked questions about that. Best form of defence is attack and all that but rather than having the CEO of AZ spend energy fighting off the media and trade barbs with the EU surely the more prudent action would be to just let him get on with fixing the issues that are causing their delays. Every country has experienced delays between promised doses and available ones, they undoubtedly didn’t like it but they just got on with it - there is a lesson there for the EU.

Good post - and indeed - for people that are experienced in contracts it is quite easy and relevant to be able to assume/anticipate the clauses that will be present in contracts - and best endeavours will be in this contract - IMO

And experienced people know what 'certainty' that gives

There is no escaping the desire of some on here to just 'protect' the EU and their behaviour - no matter what and no matter how sycophantic (and possibly anti-UK) that makes them look

Just a thought - if there is a breach of a contract claimed - then there are well established steps that are then followed - they generally include courts

Do the actions taken by the EU - the ones @Ban-jani raised - really reflect the standard steps that should be taken?

I would suggest those that are saying so need a good look in a mirror

 

[jaseirai]

Don't really want to pay a Telegraph subscription. What does it say?

"The First Minister performed an abrupt about-turn after Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish parliament, questioned her about the slow rollout of the vaccine. Just 462,000 people in Scotland have received a first dose of the vaccine. Ms Davidson claims Scotland has been allocated one million doses but is failing to use them."

 

[west didsblue]

"The First Minister performed an abrupt about-turn after Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish parliament, questioned her about the slow rollout of the vaccine. Just 462,000 people in Scotland have received a first dose of the vaccine. Ms Davidson claims Scotland has been allocated one million doses but is failing to use them."

Thanks.

Seems Ruth Davidson is being somewhat disingenuous. Whilst it's true that Scotland is a little behind England in the vaccine rollout (8.5% v 11.5 % of the respective populations), the difference equates to about a 160,000 shortfall in Scotland. I very much doubt that Scotland would have been allocated nearly double the volume of vaccines proportionately compared to the rest of the UK and then failed to use them.

Here's some real statistics rather than repeated hearsay in the Telegraph. (Note that the data in the charts goes up to 27 Jan in spite of the article being dated 11 Jan)
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/1877716/covid-vaccine-tracker/

 

[Ban-jani]

"The First Minister performed an abrupt about-turn after Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish parliament, questioned her about the slow rollout of the vaccine. Just 462,000 people in Scotland have received a first dose of the vaccine. Ms Davidson claims Scotland has been allocated one million doses but is failing to use them."

Itll be someone else’s fault.

 

[stonerblue]

The coffee shop was a purposely over exaggerated example.

The thread really hasn’t progressed from last year where everything is just hyperbole, when in reality society has barely been impacted.

The economy hasn’t really got even worse on top of Covid, predictions are ok, there haven’t been further mass job losses as a direct result of leaving. We notice economic impacts at work before most industries, especially with our clients and their cost cuttings and since New Year the job market has actually improved (this is more of a companies-getting-used-to-lockdown reason than anything btw).

Regarding social aspects, nobody is talking about it other than this thread and corners of Twitter freaks. BLM has had more of a cultural impact in the last 12 months.

It’s all a bit meh after 5 years of this shite.

Highest unemployment rate in 5 years.

 

[Ban-jani]

Highest unemployment rate in 5 years.

There’s a word beginning with “c” that has caused that.

The employment market has actually slightly improved from Christmas.

 

[west didsblue]

Itll be someone else’s fault.

Or it will not be accurate.

 

[stonerblue]

There’s a word beginning with “c” that has caused that.

The employment market has actually slightly improved from Christmas.

How can it have 'improved'?

 

[west didsblue]

There’s a word beginning with “c” that has caused that.

The employment market has actually slightly improved from Christmas.

****?
I wouldn't totally blame Boris but you have a point.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Wee Burney has 538,000 unused doses she could send to her future employers. I'm sure they'd be grateful and such logistical skill would ensure her future job as a European Commissioner.

Nicola Sturgeon accused of siding with EU over vaccinations

Intense concern within Whitehall that publication of vaccine data will see AstraZeneca under more pressure to divert British doses

www.telegraph.co.uk

I often think that those politicos in favour of EU membership often have an eye on one of the highly-paid sinecures - EU Commisioner with special responsibility for Tunnocks Tea Cakes, Irn Bru, haggis, deep fried Mars Bars (although this last confection could carry a hefty tariff come Scottish independence) and tartan trews.