Will you look at that. It turns out that when you tell your neighbours "Fuck off, I don't want to be in your group" and then decide that actually you want to be back in *parts* of the group then it's an up-hill battle and you're normally not allowed to pick and choose 😐

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2epgwkw1vlo

#Brexit #EUDefenceFund #SunlitUplands #FAFO

Talks over UK joining EU defence fund break down over entry fee

The two sides had been at odds over a fee to allow UK defence firms to access a greater share of loans.

BBC News

@chainq I still ship to the EU. But I can't ship via 'standard post' So everything needs go go via DHL Express, but because of this, you'll get it extra fast & you won't get hit for import duty.

#FUNFACT, I can no longer ship to Northern Ireland.. Due to the #SunlitUplands that #Brexit never was. 💩

Apparently we don't want to be "a rule taker" and accept EU rules (which we used to have a significant voice in).

Instead, one of the options is "dynamic alignment" where we maintain equivalent regulatory standards without being involved in deciding those standards.

Because apparently that's entirely different to "rule taking". And better than being in the room and influencing the rules.

Absolute cockwombles, the fucking lot of them.

#Brexit #SunlitUplands

Brexit has put £370m a year on price of power from EU since 2021, experts say

Trade body Energy UK also estimates total energy cost of leaving bloc could reach £10bn by end of decade

The Guardian
Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses

Trade bodies say ongoing confusion about when checks will come in is ‘incredibly challenging’

The Guardian

UK government has revealed that importers of animal products from the EU will pay £29 per type of item – such as an individual pack of cheese or sausage. The charges will be capped at £145 per shipment, and will start on 30 April, with additional checks in October.

Bonkers

#sunlituplands #Brexit

‘Complex’ post-Brexit tax rules means price rises for UK wine drinkers

Wine Society describes planned alcohol duty changes as ‘ludicrous, expensive and probably unworkable’

The Guardian
@christineburns I’m sure that the Tories are keen to take the lead in this important international contest. #SunlitUplands
UK’s green power industry receives surprise £10bn pledge

Potential investment by NatPower would create largest portfolio of battery storage projects in Britain

The Guardian
Reino Unido entró en recesión técnica en el cuarto trimestre de 2023

El producto interior bruto (PIB) del Reino Unido retrocedió en el último trimestre de 2023 un 0,3% respecto...

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