From an EU perspective having ceased to be a Member the UK is now considered as a ‘Third Country’ and thus treated as any other Third Country. Consequently UK Passports now need to have six months remaining before the expiry date on arrival in the EU and one month remaining after the scheduled departure date….

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…

In the House of commons today, 8 Oct 2019, Michael Gove announced the ‘Disconection of SISII’ as part of Brexit. This is the system which continually shares information on criminals and their activities in and between EU states. Of course this includes the UK and Ireland. See official Government statement. And then read the consequences…

Brexiters couldn’t answer the question “Which EU laws do you want to repeal?” They’ve finally found the answer: Further soften the limit on the hours that HGV drivers work. Tired drivers = more dangerous roads! See video for more information The truck driver shortage 2021 The haulage industry problems are impacting on food and other…

Every serious independent economist argued that massively raising barriers with your main trade partner is an extraordinary act of self-harm. And now, 6 years too late, the extreme right wing Brexit backing Express newspaper last week carried the headline “Brexit blamed as UK exports 2021 drop 14% – Britain ‘missing out’ on global trade”. And…