Third countries don’t export to Single Market
Huge delays This Engineering business reports that Cross-channel deliveries which, before Brexit, used to take 3 days now take up to 4 weeks. Third Countries With Brexit the UK is now counted as another ‘Third country’ by the EU. Previously the UK was a Rule-maker as a member of the EU, but now it’s a…
Post Brexit Trade Problems “Will Be Ironed Out” – Iain Duncan Smith
These Brexit problems with Exports are almost all Systemic, not short term. Does IDS not understand this?
Daily Mail very concerned about Brexit trade deals
MPs must prevent sub-standard foreign food in a crucial vote next week There’s growing alarm at prospect of chlorinated chicken from US and Australia But although poultry is a concerning issue, the truth is chicken is just the start Extracts from Daily Mail As ministers and negotiators attempt to thrash out post-Brexit trade deals with the U.S….
The regional economic impact of Brexit to date: many losers, few winners
Warwick University Econometrics Research Report – July 2020 The authors find that the negative impact of Brexit on the economy is larger in areas where : a) more people voted to leave b) the manufacturing sector is more prominent c) there are higher numbers of low skilled workers.
Brexit transition status: If you must Brexit, think it through first!
The government’s preparations for regulatory trade negotiations are less advanced than they should be. Discussions are still taking place within government on the UK’s position on a number of important regulatory issues. This creates a real risk that the government will be pushed into making concessions it shouldn’t – or will fail to make concessions…
Brexit has consequences that people should have known
In some ways, Brexiters, who despise EU bureaucrats and rail against extra-national decision making, seem to treat it as an act of nature that there are Europe-wide regulatory systems whereas, when transition ends, British citizens will be excluded from their provisions. The related underlying issue is that for many Brexiters the vote to ‘take back…
Hopes for an extension of Transition period fading
North Herts for Europe has had a letter published in the Comet: It is now looking increasingly unlikely that an extension of Transition period with the EU can be agreed by the end of this month, and according to a Social Market Foundation report commissioned by the cross-party Best for Britain group published in May…
Tactical Voting – Recommendations for Hitchin and Stevenage
As a non-affiliated organisation, North Herts for Europe recommends voting LibDem in Hitchin and Harpenden and Labour in Stevenage – Explanation below. What is Tactical Voting? Our First Past The Post (FPTP) voting system developed when just two parties competed against each other. The one with the most votes was the winner, and that was…
December 2019 -The Brexit election
“We still need a Peoples vote to determine if the country wants Brexit. So we need to prevent a Tory majority, as they will proceed to implement their damaging Brexit. Due to the First Past the Post electoral system we all need to consider voting Tactically. North Herts for Europe, as a non-party organisation, is…