Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Richard Hakluyt]

At least we won't be deliberately breaking international law; a low bar but still a relief.

[Sheilbh]

And on the transport of chilled meat products they've agreed a derogation for supermarkets and a 6 month grace period.

[Sheilbh]

One for Valmy - a new Twitter political party - Cumbrian National Party looking for independence from a soon to be independent Northumbria (really putting the nail in the coffin of Tyr's absurd "Cumbria is part of the North-East" theory)

[PJL]

With that map, England might as well be renamed Wessex-Mercia. . Or perhaps Messex.

[Valmy]

So why doesn't Scotland get sliced up among the lowlands and uplands? Why isn't Wales split between Deheubarth and Gwynedd?

As a descendent of Clan Donald I demand the Lordship of the Isles be restored from Scottish imperialism!!111

[The Brain]

The uplands are too sunny after New Year.

[Valmy]

Ooops. Highlands. I just earned an enemy for life somewhere on those Islands northwest of Europe.

[Sheilbh]

So why doesn't Scotland get sliced up among the lowlands and uplands? Why isn't Wales split between Deheubarth and Gwynedd?

I've never met an open bigotry as vicious as North and South Welsh to each other - it's alarming but they really go at it

I could definitely see an Orkney/Shetland move for re-unification with Norway

[Maladict]

Independence for Sheppey is pushing it a bit far.

[Zanza]

The "trusted trader scheme" for Northern Ireland agrifood imports from GB means that the UK committed to keep EU agrifood standards. Welcome to the Single Market! 

https://mobile.twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1336628609574985728

[Tamas]

The "trusted trader scheme" for Northern Ireland agrifood imports from GB means that the UK committed to keep EU agrifood standards. Welcome to the Single Market! 

https://mobile.twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1336628609574985728

This was all well worth it!


Seriously though, I'd assume lot of this depends on how much Britain will feel like bothering with it.

[Sheilbh]

There is zero chance of the UK government doing away with EU level agrifood standards. I've said before that while it's the dream for some Brexiters there will never be a US-UK trade agreement as long as agrifood's important for the US.

So far the only planned divergence I'm aware of is animal rights based with a proposed ban on the fur trade (fur farms are banned in the UK already)

[Duque de Bragança]

So why doesn't Scotland get sliced up among the lowlands and uplands?

We are still suffering the consequences of choices made by Domitian, Antonine the Pius and Septimus Severus.

[The Larch]

Interesting letter to the editor at the Financial Times regarding how the Brexiteer position regarding fisheries of "retaking control of our territorial waters" is, basically, a made up fantasy:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eoy_OyoW8AIYjgm?format=jpg&name=large

[Zanza]

There is zero chance of the UK government doing away with EU level agrifood standards. I've said before that while it's the dream for some Brexiters there will never be a US-UK trade agreement as long as agrifood's important for the US.

I feel you underestimate both leverage and determination of the Brexit extremists. So far in this whole sorry affair, the most extreme Brexiteer positions prevailed almost every time. In the referendum, a hard Brexit was a comprehensive FTA, nowadays a hard Brexit is the Royal Navy sinking French fishing boats.
So the idea of abolishing food standards for that elusive US FTA seems fairly realistic.

So far the only planned divergence I'm aware of is animal rights based with a proposed ban on the fur trade (fur farms are banned in the UK already)

I guess they can allow fox hunting as compensation then.