Early indications are that Keir Starmer will announce an as yet un-named bill in the King's Speech (in May) that will underpin the (re)alignment with a range of EU laws thereby making more concrete the emerging strategy of re-engaging with EU regulations sector by sector.
However, it is unlikely that this will still the accusation(s) from Europe that the UK still seeks to cherry-pick the advantages of the EU, while avoiding a range of collective commitments.
These aren't accusations but hard facts.
They're right.
It's the same old cherry picking.
We should #RejoinEU as normal members, with the same deal as the others. We'd still be miles better off than the current mess.
@ChrisMayLA6 @Walrus the best deal was the one we had before Brexit!
Leaving the EU was the most stupid decision possible.
@UkeleleEric @patrickhadfield @Walrus
Hmmmm.... of course the UK was one of the key architects of the expansion of the EU, on the (wreckers) logic that a wider EU would not be able to become deeper (ion coordination terms) - so because the UK wanted to keep the EU relatively weak it argues & pushed for widening!
@AngharadHafod @UkeleleEric @patrickhadfield @Walrus
I've not got anything to hand, but two decades ago this was an accepted analysis of the UK's role in the EU, and certainly the I taught UK-EU relations as part of the introduction to International Relations course, I must have a good source... but its a long time ago & cannot now recall what it was - apologies
Having watched the Brexit-negotiations, I think we can safely translate "you're cherry picking" into "you're not getting this".
However, it is also true that the EU would have preferred a much more extensive agreement to what they got, so there's a lot on offer to a trustworthy partner.
That being said, I'm not sure when and to what extent the UK is considered a trustworthy partner.
@HeatherMJ @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
Given that Trump has no bottom, no loyalty and - by now - no memory, and that his bootlickers deify him, it is quite hard to be less trustworthy.
@HeatherMJ @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
I understand.
(caveat: I'd trust you in a heartbeat, it's the British political establishment that has me worried)
Fortunately, the EU has dealt with the duplicity of UK politics for a long time and no agreement relying on trust to work will be made at this point.
@HeatherMJ @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
My pleasure.
@HeatherMJ @SuneAuken @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
Serious EU people are more worried about predictability than trust per se.
Still only marginally better though.
Also the total radio silence from UK on fighting tax-evasion was and still is a major road-block.
@phloggen @HeatherMJ @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
Yeah, I'll take predictability, too,
I think the answer to your last Q. is not as much as it once was
Oh yes.
@SuneAuken @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6 out of all the evils to come out of the current wave of right-wing extremism, the erosion of trust among allies feels like the one that will take longest to heal.
From the US perspective, the sheer amount of trust we’ve squandered is just…depressing.
@BilldeWorde7a @SuneAuken @Walrus @ChrisMayLA6
It has simultaneously strengthened the links between the former allies of the US.
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