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Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by vesinisa » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:20 AM UTC

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #5

Didn't this happen 31st of January 2020 ? That's what wikipedia says.

Yup, it's the end of the transition period. But UK formally left EU 11 months ago. Unless of course the term "formally" has come to suffer similar inflation and inversion as the term "literally".

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by anonunivgrad » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:21 AM UTC

A great day for the UK, able to now chart their own path instead of obediently marching along to the neoliberal EU apparatus. The big question is whether they will do anything worthwhile with their newfound freedom.

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by matthewmacleod » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:21 AM UTC

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #5

Didn't this happen 31st of January 2020 ? That's what wikipedia says.

This is technically correct - however, there were few practical changes until the end of the transition period today, and the relationship was essentially equivalent. Today is really where the relationship changes in a practical sense.

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by xenocratus » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:21 AM UTC

tpmx wrote: post #6

xenocratus wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CET, of course :)

Looks like you're right. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55502781 > The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT

It was the same when the transition period started, guess it shows where the balance stood

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by dmje » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:21 AM UTC

Yay. Now we're free.

Oh wait, no, it's just that absolutely everything got harder, more expensive, more nationalistic, more pathetic and sad.

It's all incredibly depressing.

Here's hoping our kids manage to vote us back in as soon as those Tory f's are out.

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by Symbiote » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:22 AM UTC

Please look after our star [1]. I hope we get it back in the not too distant future.

[1] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/brexit-latest-eu-chief-gu... (I donated to fund the projection.)

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by hawkice » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:22 AM UTC

vizzier wrote: post #10

crx07 wrote: post #8

Such a waste.

Might not be all bad if we get CANZUK out of it. Here's hoping.

Arguably the best country name trade deal abbreviation since renegotiating NAFTA to CAMUS (I know they use a different order but this suggestion is too good).

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by hedora » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:23 AM UTC

If they decide to rejoin at some point, perhaps the EU could demand elimination of the pound.

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by throwaway3699 » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:23 AM UTC

dmje wrote: post #15

Yay. Now we're free. Oh wait, no, it's just that absolutely everything got harder, more expensive, more nationalistic, more pathetic and sad. It's all incredibly depressing. Here's hoping our kids manage to vote us back in as soon as those Tory f's are out.

Labour were decimated in the last election. I don't suspect they'll be in power with a mandate to rejoin the EU.

Btw, things aren't as split down party lines as they may seem. Half the Tory party are Europhiles, and I know many of my Labour friends are anti-EU in a libertarian small government sense.

Re: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

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Post by shirro » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 12:23 AM UTC

vizzier wrote: post #10

crx07 wrote: post #8

Such a waste.

Might not be all bad if we get CANZUK out of it. Here's hoping.

Except the ex-colonies want nothing to do with the UK. We can smell the fear and desperation. There is nothing in it for us. We aren't going to bail out the UK or take the influx of economic refugees.