@Pierrette @fencoul @sevignes @Aviva_Gary
Hello. I am a Briton who spent half his life in the US and is now living in Amsterdam. Quite soon I will be Dutch.
After the repeated mendacity and hostility from UK gov't officials, a gov't that got re-elected twice after Brexit, no one trusts the UK not to be evil and dishonest at everyone's expense, even against their own self-interest.
A collapsing economy and society would not be an asset to the EU, unfortunately.
No, a rogue and collapsing UK trying to undercut the EU as a neighbour is the last thing the EU wants. As many EU politicians have asserted, the UK will be welcomed back. It's on us to make sure negotiations begin as soon as possible.
@moranicly @Pierrette @fencoul @sevignes @Aviva_Gary
Surely after all these years, the argument that "they can't get by without us" has to have been completely discredited now.
The UK will never give up the pound and never give up its special status.There would have to be negotiations where the UK stopped lying and yelling, and actually offered to give things up.
This just won't happen.
@moranicly @TomSwirly @Pierrette @sevignes @Aviva_Gary
👆 IMO the "U"K🇬🇧 will dissolve before even attempting #EU🇪🇺 re-entry.
The entities attempting re-entry will be:
• Independent Scotland🏴;
• Independent Wales🏴;
• N🇮🇪 as part of reunited 🇮🇪;
• Even Independent
England🏴.
3 are shoo-ins ✔; England🏴 is much more of a problematic #BasketCase ❓
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