Monday, September 23, 2019

When is a Deal not a Deal? by Mike Clitherow

Below is a simple analysis of the current proposals/options in Parliament.
BTW The word “DEAL” is being used a ll the time in the Media and Parliament
BUT the Brussels straight jacket being offered is not a deal it is a revised Treaty that is totally unacceptable.
To me it has parallels with the Versailles treaty forced on the Germans in 1919. (an exaggeration of course but it makes my point)

A DEAL is when a Free Trade arrangements is agreed - what the EU’s field agent Mrs May tried to sell us was a locked in treaty.  A total insult to our country and its people.

No New Treaty (so called deal) v Withdrawal Agreement with ‘backstop’
v Withdrawal Agreement without ‘backstop’ v Article 50 extension etc.

A) Non acceptance of the EU proposed treaty agreed by May (No Withdrawal Agreement)
- 2016 referendum result respected and implemented
- UK democracy restored
- UK independence restored
- UK fishing rights restored
- UK sets own trade policy
- UK sets its own long term defense policy
- UK sets own immigration policy
- UK negotiates and implements free trade agreements all over the world & eventually the EU
- UK laws set by UK Parliament
- UK cases dealt with by UK courts
- UK Freedom
- UK reinvigorates good relations with the Commonwealth, European countries and the wider world
- Certainty 
- No more endless Brexit debates
- Certainty in business.
- UK ability for ingenuity and “make it happen” spirt to overcome the short term problems.  

B) Current Withdrawal Agreement with ‘backstop’
- 2016 referendum result to leave and take back control not respected or not implemented
- EU law continues to apply
- CJEU jurisdiction continues to apply
- UK has no say in EU laws passed
- UK a ‘colony of the EU’
- Undemocratic
- ‘Divorce payment’ of [£39 billion]
- Payments to the EU continue
- Possible loss of control of international defense policy whilst locked in.
- Years of protracted negotiations with the EU
- Years of uncertainty
- UK unable to exit without EU consent (they remain holding all the cards)
- EU controls continue through application of EU law in UK and continuing CJEU jurisdiction
- Triple lock of transition period, Backstop and ‘future partnership’ to prevent UK from leaving EU control
- Possible regulatory annexation of Northern Ireland
- UK locked into EU model of high regulation and slow growth
- UK locked into EU direction of travel with no say
- UK unable to enter free trade agreements with the rest of the world
- UK unable to regain own fishing rights
- UK unable to control own borders
-  Indefinite ‘EU colony status’
-  Endless Brexit debates continue

Current Withdrawal Agreement without ‘backstop’
As above in B) above just without all the Irish issue BUT all the other BAD BAD downsides remain.


Article 50 extension
-  2016 referendum result to take back control delayed, not respected, or not implemented
- Undemocratic
- Further uncertainty
- Weakening of UK’s negotiating position
- Further loss of trust in the political class
- Endless Brexit debates continue

It’s the EU we want to leave not Europe as keeps being said by the likes of Blair and various people in the media,

A general election is needed with Boris working on a strategy with Nigel if we are going to get this done..


Mike Clitherow






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