There ARE NO benefits. I fuckin hate this country. I want to go back to Spain lmao
There are benefits and downsides to Brexit. The same goes for the European Union. In the end, it comes down to what set up works for each nation. The fastest growing economies in the world are not in the European Union
If they can do fine, am sure a nation that has more startup capital inflow than the European Union combined will do just fine.
you can tell who’s read this and who’s not lmao
the document is just a summary of stuff they’ve done & stuff they’re planning on doing.
Is there a summary? I’m not going to download a PDF and read through 108 pages.
London is going to go ham on tax evasion for rich Europeans. That’s the one benefit I can imagine.
ERROR 404: Page not found… hmm
Is “Westminster gets to do what it wants” a benefit?
I wonder if it went the other way, would the government still need to self-affirm every 3 months “the benefits of being in the EU”?
108 pages.
I hope the convo hasn’t ended by the time I’m done reading this.
Tldr: UK gov felt the need to publish an one sided “benefits” document because of the downsides of Brexit that weigh much more.
🤡
Some true, some stretching it, some unimportant, some nothing to do with not being in the EU (although I guess might be more embarrassing at the next council of Europe meeting).
Surprisingly didn’t trot out the UK vaccine task force which was faster at getting vaccines, better at writing contracts and bought more vaccines per person than the EC (once they took it off EU national health ministers who probably knew what they were doing).
Found this on Guido Fawkes website for those who don’t want to read 108pages (this sub won’t allow linking to that site). Even they aren’t impressed and made comments next to many points..
Taking Back Control
Ended free movement, take back control of borders. Boat crossings excluded…
Restored control over our laws Apart from in Northern Ireland…
Restored Supreme Court as final arbiter of the law that applies in the UK. Judgments now also issued in English, not French.
Harder for EU Criminals to enter the UK. In line with other countries’ foreign criminals.
Ended acceptance of ID cards for most EU nationals travelling to the UK
Taken back control of our waters
Ended preferential treatment of EU migrants over non-EU migrants claiming benefits
New tariff regime tailored to the needs of the UK economy
Begun streamlining import and export controls by creating a Single Trade Window
UK Competition and Markets Authority now make decisions about globally significant mergers and acquisitions
Launched review of the status and substance of retained EU law
Blue passports
Review the EU ban on imperial markings and sales. Which are apparently “widely valued in the UK and are a core part of many people’s British identity”.
Enabling businesses to use a crown stamp symbol on pint glasses. Genuinely a separate bullet point in their document…
Money
End to EU budget contributions
£1 billion more for the NHS per week in cash terms than spent in 2016-17 by 2024-25
New subsidy regime
Reforming and simplifying public procurement rules so public sector can buy more local goods and services.
Eight new Freeports. East Midlands Airport; Felixstowe & Harwich; Humber; Liverpool City Region; Plymouth & South Devon; Solent; Thames and Teesside.
Control of VAT rates, including putting an end to the tampon tax. Don’t mention energy bills…
New, simpler alcohol duties announced in Rishi’s last budget
Cutting air passenger duty by 50% in 2023-24. Anyone remember COP?
Going beyond EU funding limitations for the levelling up fund, and the UK shared prosperity fund replacing the EU funds that were “fragmented and overlapped with domestic programmes”
New trade and investment hubs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As well as a new HQ for DfIT in Darlington.
Backing business
A new digital markets regime
A new “distinctive, pro-innovation approach” to AI regulation set out in a ten-year plan
Simplifying reporting burdens for SMEs
Launching a call for views to understand how the UK’s intellectual property system supports R&I
Digitising export health certificates
Reforming data laws and “setting a new direction for data regulation”
Reforming EU financial services regulations
Reforming Solvency II rules
Reforming wholesale capital markets regime
Conducting a review of the UK Prospectus Regime
Taking “sovereign steps” to support innovation, ensuring Payment Services legislation is fit for purpose
Replicating EU’s protected status for “iconic British products”
Supporting aviation, being able to make decisions on airline slots alleviation to meet UK circumstances
Repealing EU port services regulations
Reviewing product safety regime
Trialing higher weight limits for lorries, enabling the general use of longer semi-trailers on British roads
Exploring alternative arrangements for UK chemical regulations.
Supporting people and families
Raising contactless card limit to £100
Removing EU’s ‘Vnuk’ motor insurance law to prevent premiums for GB mororists
Extending Tour Operators Margin Scheme VAT rules for package holidays, reducing the cost
Improving consumer rights of air passengers by reviewing aviation consumer policy
A new Turing Scheme for cross-border education training
Introducing digital driving licences, test certificates and MOT testing
Allowing aspiring teachers from around the world to earn qualified teacher status in the UK
Reinstating duty free shopping for all overseas destinations
Reformed clinical trial research to improve the speed and efficiency of study set-up clinical trials
Reducing bureaucracy and waste in the NHS through a new bespoke health procurement regime
Developing world-leading regulatory framework for medical devices
Strengthening the consumer Cannabidiol (CBD) market
Environment
Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to reward farmers for their role as environmental stewards
A new world-leading framework to clean up our air and water under an independent watchdog
Setting a zero emissions vehicle mandate, banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2030
New UK emissions trading scheme to incentives cost-effective abatement in industry
Animal welfare
Banning export of live animals for fattening and slaughter
Ending puppy smuggling and low-welfare pet imports
Legislating for animal sentience to ensure all government policies take account of animal welfare
Building animal welfare into independent trade policy
Using new independent voice in international forums to improve animal welfare, including the WTO
Global Britain
Agreed trade deals with 70 countries plus the EU
A new dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , the first ASEAN has agreed in 25 years
Reaffirm our commitment to work together with the United States to realise our vision for a more peaceful and prosperous future
Retaken our seat at the World Trade Organization as an independent trading nation
Established an independent sanctions policy
Established a strategic partnership with Australia and the USA (AUKUS)
New UK Defence and Security Industrial Strategy to promote defence exports
Began accession negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Launched trade deal negotiations with India
Deployed the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Bay of Bengal.
Agreed more ambitious provisions for digital trade
Launched 12-point Export Strategy to support British businesses exporting globally
Continuing UK Export Finance mission
Created the Trade Remedies Authority to help defend UK economic interests
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Boris on Brexit victories seen so far:
“Look at what we’ve already done: we have freeports we’re doing around the UK; 60 free trade deals; cutting VAT on sanitary products; changing our whole approach to our agricultural system – changing the way we support farmers; taking back control of our waters; taking back control of our borders; taking back control of our money – £350 million a week as I seem to recall it said, accurately by the way; an much much more.”
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Uh, guys, is your government ok?
There ARE NO benefits. I fuckin hate this country. I want to go back to Spain lmao
There are benefits and downsides to Brexit. The same goes for the European Union. In the end, it comes down to what set up works for each nation. The fastest growing economies in the world are not in the European Union
If they can do fine, am sure a nation that has more startup capital inflow than the European Union combined will do just fine.
you can tell who’s read this and who’s not lmao
the document is just a summary of stuff they’ve done & stuff they’re planning on doing.
Is there a summary? I’m not going to download a PDF and read through 108 pages.
London is going to go ham on tax evasion for rich Europeans. That’s the one benefit I can imagine.
ERROR 404: Page not found… hmm
Is “Westminster gets to do what it wants” a benefit?
I wonder if it went the other way, would the government still need to self-affirm every 3 months “the benefits of being in the EU”?
108 pages.
I hope the convo hasn’t ended by the time I’m done reading this.
Tldr: UK gov felt the need to publish an one sided “benefits” document because of the downsides of Brexit that weigh much more.
🤡
Some true, some stretching it, some unimportant, some nothing to do with not being in the EU (although I guess might be more embarrassing at the next council of Europe meeting).
Surprisingly didn’t trot out the UK vaccine task force which was faster at getting vaccines, better at writing contracts and bought more vaccines per person than the EC (once they took it off EU national health ministers who probably knew what they were doing).
Found this on Guido Fawkes website for those who don’t want to read 108pages (this sub won’t allow linking to that site). Even they aren’t impressed and made comments next to many points..
Taking Back Control
Ended free movement, take back control of borders. Boat crossings excluded…
Restored control over our laws Apart from in Northern Ireland…
Restored Supreme Court as final arbiter of the law that applies in the UK. Judgments now also issued in English, not French.
Harder for EU Criminals to enter the UK. In line with other countries’ foreign criminals.
Ended acceptance of ID cards for most EU nationals travelling to the UK
Taken back control of our waters
Ended preferential treatment of EU migrants over non-EU migrants claiming benefits
New tariff regime tailored to the needs of the UK economy
Begun streamlining import and export controls by creating a Single Trade Window
UK Competition and Markets Authority now make decisions about globally significant mergers and acquisitions
Launched review of the status and substance of retained EU law
Blue passports
Review the EU ban on imperial markings and sales. Which are apparently “widely valued in the UK and are a core part of many people’s British identity”.
Enabling businesses to use a crown stamp symbol on pint glasses. Genuinely a separate bullet point in their document…
Money
End to EU budget contributions
£1 billion more for the NHS per week in cash terms than spent in 2016-17 by 2024-25
New subsidy regime
Reforming and simplifying public procurement rules so public sector can buy more local goods and services.
Eight new Freeports. East Midlands Airport; Felixstowe & Harwich; Humber; Liverpool City Region; Plymouth & South Devon; Solent; Thames and Teesside.
Control of VAT rates, including putting an end to the tampon tax. Don’t mention energy bills…
New, simpler alcohol duties announced in Rishi’s last budget
Cutting air passenger duty by 50% in 2023-24. Anyone remember COP?
Going beyond EU funding limitations for the levelling up fund, and the UK shared prosperity fund replacing the EU funds that were “fragmented and overlapped with domestic programmes”
New trade and investment hubs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As well as a new HQ for DfIT in Darlington.
Backing business
A new digital markets regime
A new “distinctive, pro-innovation approach” to AI regulation set out in a ten-year plan
Simplifying reporting burdens for SMEs
Launching a call for views to understand how the UK’s intellectual property system supports R&I
Digitising export health certificates
Reforming data laws and “setting a new direction for data regulation”
Reforming EU financial services regulations
Reforming Solvency II rules
Reforming wholesale capital markets regime
Conducting a review of the UK Prospectus Regime
Taking “sovereign steps” to support innovation, ensuring Payment Services legislation is fit for purpose
Replicating EU’s protected status for “iconic British products”
Supporting aviation, being able to make decisions on airline slots alleviation to meet UK circumstances
Repealing EU port services regulations
Reviewing product safety regime
Trialing higher weight limits for lorries, enabling the general use of longer semi-trailers on British roads
Exploring alternative arrangements for UK chemical regulations.
Supporting people and families
Raising contactless card limit to £100
Removing EU’s ‘Vnuk’ motor insurance law to prevent premiums for GB mororists
Extending Tour Operators Margin Scheme VAT rules for package holidays, reducing the cost
Improving consumer rights of air passengers by reviewing aviation consumer policy
A new Turing Scheme for cross-border education training
Introducing digital driving licences, test certificates and MOT testing
Allowing aspiring teachers from around the world to earn qualified teacher status in the UK
Reinstating duty free shopping for all overseas destinations
Reformed clinical trial research to improve the speed and efficiency of study set-up clinical trials
Reducing bureaucracy and waste in the NHS through a new bespoke health procurement regime
Developing world-leading regulatory framework for medical devices
Strengthening the consumer Cannabidiol (CBD) market
Environment
Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to reward farmers for their role as environmental stewards
A new world-leading framework to clean up our air and water under an independent watchdog
Setting a zero emissions vehicle mandate, banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2030
New UK emissions trading scheme to incentives cost-effective abatement in industry
Animal welfare
Banning export of live animals for fattening and slaughter
Ending puppy smuggling and low-welfare pet imports
Legislating for animal sentience to ensure all government policies take account of animal welfare
Building animal welfare into independent trade policy
Using new independent voice in international forums to improve animal welfare, including the WTO
Global Britain
Agreed trade deals with 70 countries plus the EU
A new dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , the first ASEAN has agreed in 25 years
Reaffirm our commitment to work together with the United States to realise our vision for a more peaceful and prosperous future
Retaken our seat at the World Trade Organization as an independent trading nation
Established an independent sanctions policy
Established a strategic partnership with Australia and the USA (AUKUS)
New UK Defence and Security Industrial Strategy to promote defence exports
Began accession negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Launched trade deal negotiations with India
Deployed the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Bay of Bengal.
Agreed more ambitious provisions for digital trade
Launched 12-point Export Strategy to support British businesses exporting globally
Continuing UK Export Finance mission
Created the Trade Remedies Authority to help defend UK economic interests
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Boris on Brexit victories seen so far:
“Look at what we’ve already done: we have freeports we’re doing around the UK; 60 free trade deals; cutting VAT on sanitary products; changing our whole approach to our agricultural system – changing the way we support farmers; taking back control of our waters; taking back control of our borders; taking back control of our money – £350 million a week as I seem to recall it said, accurately by the way; an much much more.”
Nice try Boris