@blairmcdougall Bet she had the minutes of the last meeting beautifully printed!
@NashSGC And also the points that for NI, the Protocol can create significant economic opportunities in terms of having tariff-free, relatively friction-free access to the GB and EU markets for goods.
@AllieRenison @lisaocarroll Would have to - but would mean no divergence during that period.
Terrific thread ?https://t.co/DPhlgsVtAR
Looking forward to starting this new book from the @BrookingsInst. Hoping optimism and the future wins out! #tradetwitter https://t.co/MfVxlujFAO
@jillongovt @JP_Biz HMG now asking for easements which involve continued whole of UK alignment with EU food legislation for 2 years, while at the same time food exporters from GB feeling full force of third country SPS controls at EU borders. How did we end up in this situation?
Terrific piece this. "Serious problems" call for bold thinking - a Swiss-style veterinary agreement would ease the red-tape mountain affecting GB-NI/GB-EU trade in food https://t.co/FKsQDvZddP
One month into the new Trade and Co-operation Agreement - what are the teething problems and what are structural consequences of the agreement? Includes some comments from me https://t.co/vEcdZ3IeSS
Foreseeable 3 years ago - now likely outcome is that many UK companies will have to set up EU entities to escape the rising tide of red tape and costs from import VAT https://t.co/DRnzI17lVq
A cock up which will be remedied in the coming hours but not forgotten - particularly by Brexiteers. Less than a month into the new deal, UK-EU relations are not in a good place. Both sides need to work at it.