Self flagellation
It’s sad to see such self flagellation amongst commentators.
The public voted for brexit in:
2016 referendum
2017 election
2019 MEP elections
2019 election
The Benn act and other pressures from remainers ensured that brexit could only be delivered with a deal. The deal negotiated was recognised all round as a shocker but hands where tied and a deal however bad was needed.
It takes 2 to do a deal and the EU could have been more supportive but chose not to.
Yes we left, but yes we contributed handsomely over the last 40 years and deserved to leave on amicable terms. So far the EU look to be determined to wield vengeance on us for having the temerity to go a different route.
Complainers look to want to ignore the damage that the Benn act has done and forget the Supreme Court blocking the Unelected PM’s attempt to call an election amongst other things done in an attempt to stop the multiple votes of the people being honoured.
The EU horizon program is open to non EU countries too, it isn’t free but requires the UK paying in €15bn.
The NIP is causing great damage to NI, everyone acknowledges that and it needs amending. It’s pathetic that the French are kicking off because 30 or so fisherman can’t fish in uk waters because of their dodgy previous record keeping, yet they seem happy for the vast majority of all eu border checks to take place between the UK and NI despite that representing a tiny volume and value of all cross border traffic across the whole EU.
The NIP is a lesson in spite and bloody mindedness from the EU designed from the outset to cause problems, hence the EU’s readiness to now fix a bunch of issues by promising to drop most checks as they deem them unnecessary despite they themselves insisting they where necessary.
It’s disappointing to see so much comments of glee from the eu abusing its upper hand and so few comments calling for reason and evenness especially considering our long collaborative history with the EU project.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
