What happened to Brexit – well it happened, it’s done,we are an independent nation again.
No point in us dragging up any remain or leave arguments Brydo,that ship has sailed, Brexit happened in January this year, and we are quickly coming to the end of the ‘Transition Period’,which some described as the soft landing zone, during which arrangements would be made for the different relationship.
The big one of course was negotiating a free trade arrangement , but obstacle after obstacle has been put in the way, and the deadline for arranging this free trade deal’ has passed without agreement .
Therefore, the PM (and we must remember & acknowledge , without bringing party politics in to it ) with a huge mandate, primarily because of his support for Brexit, has stated that unless the EU is more flexible, we will leave the Transition Period with no deal.
The media vultures of course are circling, desperate for
something ,anything,to report (or usually exaggerate ) upon, so we will likely see lots of conflicting stories from (mysterious) sources’ within the EU’ and insiders in no 10
all of which need to be taken with a large Pinch of Salt ( before they impose some ridiculous tariffs on it )
The French demand , (note not ‘request’) for the continued rape and pillage of our coastal waters( 84% of the ‘cod catch’ in the English Channel for instance ) is undoubtedly the major sticking point ( it is more symbolic than valuable , compared to overall trade , on both sides ) but French greed could see them being refused access in a no deal scenario, – so,no deal with 0% of fish quota is better than a bad deal ( in the EU eyes ) of 84% albeit reducing over time , is it?
The EU top brass can’t seem to grasp that we have reverted to being a Sovereign State and that it is our choice to allow or not allow access to our waters, not something they can demand.
However, we all realise that there is no such thing as a free lunch, nor of course a free ‘free trade agreement’ and that we will have to pay, ( probably partly in fish )
, but as the EU are now frequently quoting themselves ‘not at any price’ !