It is notable how unbalanced the asks are. Europe is asking for youth visas, which are effectively in the UK's interest.
Just on artists UK is asking for special access for a sector where it has a huge competitive advantage, where Brexit has advantaged us, and for Europe to rip up its customs code.
Just on artists UK is asking for special access for a sector where it has a huge competitive advantage, where Brexit has advantaged us, and for Europe to rip up its customs code.
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Niall Ó Conghaile
Your irregular reminder that youth visas were a UK government proposal.
If Labour imagine that they're going to get fabulous concessions against what was their sides original proposal, they're very mistaken.
If Labour imagine that they're going to get fabulous concessions against what was their sides original proposal, they're very mistaken.
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The best UK acts will still come. The other UK bands will be substituted with EU acts and the technical jobs will all be taken by EU citizens.
Everything is to like. No need for change.
The UK is not an equal to the EU. It should be obvious but the UK simply cannot seem to forget that they were once a major power.
Westminster intransigence needs a short sharp dose of reality.
We are allies.
We have no moral right to be gratuitously violent.
The UK’s behavior is none of our business, except that the EU is right to defend itself and the MSs. Nothing more.
Should a reformed UK one day return as an EU member, then we will be allies.
Then and only then.
Until then they are not allies or equals.
To allow the UK live under the misconception that they are, would be wrong on our EU part.
This is not being "gratuitously violent" .
I didn’t say equals. But allies. By force of circumstances.
Allies for Ukraine against Russia. Allies as democracies, against tyranny. Allies to save the environment.
Allies because even if they don’t know it, we share the same destiny.
I understand the point you wish to make and were a Westminster Govt to see it like that, yes that would be great.
However they don't as I truly believe they live under the misapprehension that they are an equal ally
Only a firm believe in the EU and its rights to work for the interests of its MSs and citizens.
It does mean that the UK is no longer in a position to continue its blackmail of the EU in order to gain concessions/special treatment.
Being treated as a 3rd country. Is not unfair or a punishment. It simply reflects…
In that way there will still be an EU to join if the UK ever gets its act back together.