Editorial: Sir Ed Davey – and even Kemi Badenoch – are saying new things about post-Brexit challenges. It is time for Sir Keir Starmer to do likewise

This quote is a good summary of the article:

It is time to rebuild meaningful working and trading relations with Europe. This does not have to mean rejoining the EU. But it does mean recognising where our security and our prosperity both lie.

Thoughts?

  • SleafordModOPEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    You’re probably right. Things like joining the customs union probably won’t happen until at least the next government in 2029.

    • mannycalavera
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      39 minutes ago

      Th best scenario as I see it is that the UK pays for membership to all the E* bodies that it would have had membership to when in the union. Stuff like the science projects or standards agencies and the like. Eventually someone might say, hang about why are we paying for all this when we could get this and more via some membership?

      But that’s not going to one parliament away. The UK will be outside for at least 20 years. At least. Unless we stop voting Labour and Tory. But that isn’t going to happen. 30 years.