Re: Labour says brexit is done!
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Judging from the intermediate results we can state:
- only small ("teething") problems in trade,
- many new trading agreements being made,
- no border jams of lorries,
- vaccination running well,
- B. Johnson winning elections,
- Labour losing
I think Brexit is running much better than expected, right?
That depends on what you define as brexit.
Because the EU provided for a well described procedure for members to exit (article 50), a simple lettre by the pm was sufficient. That didn't prevent the british from prolonging the normal period from 2 years to a full four years before they accepted a withdrawal agreement (WA).
After they left there was a period to adapt to the new situation, till 1 january 2021. Plus it provided time for negotiating a trade deal.
Those negotiations were put under duress by boris because he excluded any extension of the transition period. Luckily the resulting deal (TCA) was very much in favour of the EU, as was to be expected because the EU had the better negotiators and held all the cards (the UK needed the EU more than the EU needed the UK).
So brexit took a long time, but in the end it got done.
What you are listing now is the UK performances post brexit.
- only small ("teething") problems in trade,
No, 60% of british firms are still reporting problems with brexit
- many new trading agreements being made,
No, just one, with japan. Not counting roll over agreements and business agreements
- no border jams of lorries,
Of course not. Most lorries return empty, french customs was prepared for rules now applicable for the new third country brutain.
Imports are letting past without checks by british customs, grace periods on that are unilaterally extended, in breach of an international treaty. But it does prove brexit helped the UK in getting back control of its borders.
- vaccination running well,
Not brexit related. The UK determined its approach in july, during the transition period when EU rules were applicable. Those rules didn't prevent this choice, nor did they stop the UK from employing its approach in december. When still in the transition period.
- B. Johnson winning elections,
- Labour losing
Brexit, leaving the EU, was voted for by labour adherents too. The Labour Party is finding people who “invested” in the sunny uplands of brexit are unwilling to believe the benefits promised won’t appear. So just like problem gamblers, they will keep faith until a reckoning happens.