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How can you say it, but 24th November 2018 has been a shocking day for many. The concessions done by the HM Government, shows again how favorable and lack of leverage the Tories have when it meets the European Union counterparts. They are now on the rise of losing big. The biggest loss without an armed conflict.
Even the ones against the European Union, should soon start fighting to stay there, as even the territories on the outside of British Isles are now in question. The lack of control and shambles of negotiations are proven, as the HM Government of Gibraltar evening statement shows the dire consequences of what happen today.
That Prime Minister Theresa May are making the Withdrawal Agreement less feasible by the minute. She has a own gift of making the general idea more toxic. It was already red-flags on the backstop, the temporary special treatment on Northern Ireland, nothing mentioned for Scotland and Wales. While the fisheries and their needs was not taken care of and also the Political Declaration, where all mobility and immigration rights are suddenly stopped.
Therefore, this week has been terrible and a nightmare. It just don’t stop. The Brexit, the British are really making their lives worse by the minute. The PM are clearly not winning hearts at home, neither is she in Europe. As they are making it harder back-home. The DUP are against it, the ERG part of the Tories are against it, massive parts of Labour is against it. The Lib-Dems are too, the SNP and so on. There are so little part who is in favor of the deal. And the latest concessions are not making it a stronger case.
This being the partition of Northern Ireland, the loss of Gibraltar and also the possible problems with fishing quotas too. Nevertheless, they are becoming totally sovereign, but has to follow certain temporary restrains, while the UK are working to find their new role as a Third Country to the EU. Clearly, this Withdrawal Agreement are giving the British a headache.
I cannot understand how they can prolong this one. As it has gone two years since the Referendum. They were promised GOLD and everything that GLIMMERS if they left the EU. However, the visions of the last two weeks have been brutal. Showing the truth, which the Tories didn’t want to tell.
The ones that was Brexiteers should know this. They should feel this and see the damage it does. That the EU are clearly playing high stakes, but getting much more, than the HM Government is. They are leaving, but getting very little for doing so. While the Remainers are proven right to stay and not leave at all. Even if that means two years of spoiled promise and pledges, as the current state of leaving are not doing any good. Neither following the Withdrawal Agreement and a ‘No Deal’ are not serving the interest of the people.
I don’t think the Brexiteers in the House or the Lords will act in good faith. They want to save face, but at the same time. They will lose their honor and their role as representatives of the public. They are trading the future, without securities of tomorrow. Which is a rare moment, where the elites and representatives are trading away what they have to get less. They do it deliberately and doing it stay in power. But for how long will the public accept, that they are getting less?
Whatever, the sun is set, the Empire where there is only one sunset. The British are losing more and becoming more cornered. They are at the penalty box and trying to shot on the goal, but not even hitting the post. They are curving it into the supporters. That is how bad they are playing. If they were a Premier League team, they would be in the relegation zone and could if they made wise decisions save the team this season. But what they are doing right now, is continuing to lose without any possible salvation. Peace.












“Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this – no dog exchanges bones with another.” – Adam Smith
There is something amazing and curious about this whole situation, no matter what sort of bargain the Tories are doing in Brussels. The deals becomes more shady and more dire. The deals are so special and uniquely bad. That this is the second coming of illuminati steering the wheel, because who are they thinking they are fooling. The whole process has been flawed and the spin-control out of proportion. Still, the paperwork of the Draft Withdrawal Agreement and now the Political Declaration are telling, what so many new questions, but the final steering point is now the movement of people, but like always there are also some other issues.
Autonomy:
“The future relationship will be based on a balance of rights and obligations, taking into account the principles of each Party. This balance must ensure the autonomy of the Union’s decision making and be consistent with the Union’s principles, in particular with respect to the integrity of the Single Market and the Customs Union and the indivisibility of the four freedoms. It must also ensure the sovereignty of the United Kingdom and the protection of its internal market, while respecting the result of the 2016 referendum including with regard to the development of its independent trade policy and the ending of free movement of people between the Union and the United Kingdom” (Political Declaration, 22.11.2018).
Backstop in Northern Ireland:
“The Parties recall their determination to replace the backstop solution on Northern Ireland by a subsequent agreement that establishes alternative arrangements for ensuring the absence of a hard border on the island of Ireland on a permanent footing” (Political Declaration, 22.11.2018)
Financial Services:
“Noting that both Parties will have equivalence frameworks in place that allow them to declare a third country’s regulatory and supervisory regimes equivalent for relevant purposes, the Parties should start assessing equivalence with respect to each other under these frameworks as soon as possible after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union, endeavouring to conclude these assessments before the end of June 2020. The Parties will keep their respective equivalence frameworks under review” (Political Declaration, 22.11.2018).
Mobility:
“Noting that the United Kingdom has decided that the principle of free movement of persons between the Union and the United Kingdom will no longer apply, the Parties should establish mobility arrangements, as set out below” (Political Declaration, 22.11.2018).
Therefore, we can now see the signs of closed borders for people and movement from the EU to the UK. That is the meagre resolution here, as the Free Movement will be gone. What is also striking, is still the evident of Northern Ireland and Irish question. That is mentioned in passages all over the Declaration. However, the Welsh and Scottish are not mentioned. Neither is the Gibraltar, which certainly will get the Spanish fuming in Brussels. As they have been vocal about the wording in the Withdrawal Agreement earlier this month.
Now, there are not all questions fixed, and the lack of progress is evident. What is rare to is that Goods, Financial Services might go on like today, but the Free Movement is taken away. So the economic interests comes before the people. Which isn’t striking in the world of the Tories, but in general it is evident of what values that matters.
We have to see if this sort of arrangement get through and even if the Parliament are accepting the Withdrawal Agreement as it is or this Political Declaration too. Which shows the dire consequences of the bargain done now. City of London might not for instance will be hit before the 2020. However, the free movement of people will be. Meaning a possible brain-drain for the United Kingdom might appear more obvious. Since the public and educated might have to get work and visas abroad. Peace.