The truth about no-deal Brexit

[struggle4progress]

Anand Menon
From trade to data, new research by The UK in a Changing Europe outlines the real consequences of crashing out
Tue 3 Sep 2019 01.00 EDT
Last modified on Tue 3 Sep 2019 05.19 EDT

No-deal Brexit has never loomed larger than in the current moment. Boris Johnson has said that Britain will leave the European Union on 31 October. His entire political strategy is based on the credibility of his threat to follow through, regardless of whether he has come to an agreement with the remaining 27 members. As a result, the need to understand what no deal may mean in practice has become increasingly urgent ...

... there’s a stark difference between the relative clarity of what no deal means in legal terms and what it might actually herald in practice. It is not a neat way of resolving a complex problem. On the contrary, it is a way of rendering a complex problem infinitely more so.

Legally, the UK will cease to be a member state, EU laws will cease to apply, and the UK will be treated like a “third country” by the union. A deal would have meant a transition period during which trade would continue as now while the two sides negotiated a future relationship. No deal means a cliff edge; the full panoply of checks and tariffs will be imposed on our exports to the EU, and cross-border trade in services will face new restrictions.

So trade with the EU will become more difficult and more costly, with those costs being potentially catastrophic for smaller companies that do not have the margins to absorb them ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/03/no-deal-brexit-crashing-out-uk-europe

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1. No-deal Brexit will bring food shortages, supermarkets warn

October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body
Lisa O'Carroll
Wed 4 Sep 2019 10.45 EDT

Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.

The body representing supermarkets and other chains told MPs that they could not understand why Michael Gove had claimed otherwise in a BBC interview over the weekend.

Fresh food travelling into the UK from the EU will not be subject to checks, but delays caused by checks on the French side could mean perishables such as tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and cheese could all be hit by delays.

“It will affect fresh food in various ways, availability, shelf life and potentially cost,” said Andrew Opie, the director of food and sustainability of the British Retail Consortium ...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/04/no-deal-brexit-food-shortages-brc

[CDerekGo]

2. I'll check

But does anyone know, is there a possibility of UK possibly voting again on Brexit? Have a feeling that now that those who voted "FOR" now see the chaos that this will create, are re-thinking their vote. Or is it too late for this to happen?

As well, are there other EU Countries considering exiting the EU?

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Johnson wants to harm the UK

Today's events exposed him, he has no plan to help his country. He wants a No Deal Brexit simply because he knows it will cause chaos and he thinks he can consolidate power during the chaos and strife that will afflict the UK after.

Any responsible leader with the country's best interests at heart would have a plan to soften the blow of a no deal Brexit, he was exposed today for not having a plan because he doesn't want to soften that blow.

We're dealing with a Right Wing worldwide who is trying to push the world towards chaos and suffering because they think that will lead to them gaining more power, it's frightening and disgusting.

[struggle4progress]

4. "Whoever could have put Boris Johnsonovavitch up to that?"