General Discussion
In order to secure the deal, did Japan and Canada agree to pay the EU billions of Euros and allow free movement of people from EU countries?
Quoting an out-of-date doom-ridden article, written by someone who used to work at the European Commission, does your cause no good at all. It sounds like he comes from the Olly Robbins school of negotiating.
Breaking from Sky News: The European Commission has proposed that trucks from the UK will be "temporarily allowed" to carry goods into the EU until the end of 2019 under a 'no-deal' Brexit provided that the UK offers equivalent rights to the EU https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1075360562933088256 You can stop the stockpiling, Lynne, by the end of 2019 another "temporary" fix ...
It would seem that some people just don't like democracy.
There's an awful lot of "could" and "may" in those predictions.
Of course the UK is a global trader, and if we ever get unshackled from the EU we will be an even bigger and better global trader, able to strike trade deals with whomever we please. It's interesting to note that the EU has recently signed a free trade agreement with Japan which will come into force sometime next year, but the Japanese will not be paying billions into Brussels, accepting free ...
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I was merely pointing out that, as ever, you cannot trust a word the BBC says.
Ah, BBC Reality Check. Which just the other week was telling people that the 1975 referendum was all about whether we should join the EEC. Not much of a reality check, is it? Must be written by teenage interns.
Unless there is a change in the law then we automatically leave the EU on March 29th next year. The transition period is something else entirely.