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Imagine an alternate history in which Remain had won...
- No ferryless ferries
- No 27 lorry parks
- No 250 million extra customs declarations
- No ÂŁ15 billion/year in extra red tape
- No ÂŁ1 billion cost of re-registering chemicals
- No threat to farming or car manufacturing
- No ferryless ferries
- No 27 lorry parks
- No 250 million extra customs declarations
- No ÂŁ15 billion/year in extra red tape
- No ÂŁ1 billion cost of re-registering chemicals
- No threat to farming or car manufacturing
- No issue of the Northern Irish border
- Less of an impetus for Scottish independence
- No problems with haulage, or cabotage
- No limits on days spent in the EU
- No special regulations for work trips
- No additional costs for touring bands
- No complex VAT filings
- Less of an impetus for Scottish independence
- No problems with haulage, or cabotage
- No limits on days spent in the EU
- No special regulations for work trips
- No additional costs for touring bands
- No complex VAT filings
- No loss of financial services to EU capitals
- Blue passports, if desired (those were not dependent on Brexit)
- Additional restrictions on non-EU immigration, if desired (those were not dependent on Brexit)
- No threat of fishermen being unable to land their catch in the EU
- Blue passports, if desired (those were not dependent on Brexit)
- Additional restrictions on non-EU immigration, if desired (those were not dependent on Brexit)
- No threat of fishermen being unable to land their catch in the EU
- No ÂŁ100 million+ "Get ready for Brexit" ad campaign
- No provisions for trucks queueing along motorways
- No concern about sourcing millions of compatible pallets
- No stockpiled goods cluttering ports and warehouses
- 100% laser focus on fighting the pandemic
Oh, well!
- No provisions for trucks queueing along motorways
- No concern about sourcing millions of compatible pallets
- No stockpiled goods cluttering ports and warehouses
- 100% laser focus on fighting the pandemic
Oh, well!
In this scenario, there would also have been complete peace of mind for millions of UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK. (The latter especially face the danger of a "new Windrush" scandal because many were only granted temporary leave to remain - a national disgrace!)
