6 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Fortunately Brexit Britain has stepped in and agreed to help our Australian friends and partners with the vaccine. Showing the way again.

 

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6237682836001

 

Keep doing the good works  delivering & sharing  the vaccine worldwide ..... ???? so the E.U. can have ours righteous way as  we paid for ....????

2 minutes ago, david555 said:

So that's a good solution ????, generous from Boris to help them out .....,you could  call it a " reorganization of distribution" ,   repairing the AZ  shortcoming on their E.U. contract ????

 

Just rising above the EU pettiness to help out an old friend. We'll be doing a lot more business with Australia now we've left the EU and Global Britain is always happy to lend a helping hand to genuine partners.

 

It also does the EU a favour by allowing them to keep a few more vaccines to help them out of their self inflicted, incompetent mess. They need every single one they can get. 

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

 

Just rising above the EU pettiness to help out an old friend. We'll be doing a lot more business with Australia now we've left the EU and Global Britain is always happy to lend a helping hand to genuine partners.

 

It also does the EU a favour by allowing them to keep a few more vaccines to help them out of their self inflicted, incompetent mess. They need every single one they can get. 

The EU is Australia's second largest trading partner....don't imagine they will be in a rush to "queer their pitch" by being too quick to sign a trade deal with the UK.

7 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

The EU is Australia's second largest trading partner....don't imagine they will be in a rush to "queer their pitch" by being too quick to sign a trade deal with the UK.

 

I doubt even the EU would be petty and vindictive enough to stop trading with countries that sign a deal with the UK.

 

If they are, given the fantastic job that Liz Truss is doing signing deals around the world, they're going to have a very long list of countries that they won't be trading with. 

 

 

46 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Fortunately Brexit Britain has stepped in and agreed to help our Australian friends and partners with the vaccine. Showing the way again.

 

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6237682836001

 

Taking into account the fact that vaccine supply is not extensible on short term and that there are still Brits waiting to be vaccinated, what is the UK government going to do (in case it does anything, it seems It's just a rumour at this moment)? 

Divert supplies initially intended for UK citizen to Australia?

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Just rising above the EU pettiness to help out an old friend. We'll be doing a lot more business with Australia now we've left the EU and Global Britain is always happy to lend a helping hand to genuine partners.

 

It also does the EU a favour by allowing them to keep a few more vaccines to help them out of their self inflicted, incompetent mess. They need every single one they can get. 

Australia already has more vaccines than it needs.This is an anti EU story manufactured by the British anti EU press.

On 3/8/2021 at 3:48 AM, Tofer said:

 

All easily resolved... We simply tear up the agreement, that your lot can't even get around to ratifying anyway, and let the genuine traders do business on WTO terms, and go fish in your own waters.

 Yes, let's prove to the countries we are so desperate to sign trade deals with that we can't be trusted!

On 3/8/2021 at 8:58 AM, JonnyF said:

If they are, given the fantastic job that Liz Truss is doing signing deals around the world, they're going to have a very long list of countries that they won't be trading with. 

 

Most of those deals are simply roll overs of those we had when EU members; so nothing new there.

UK trade agreements with non-EU countries

The Japanese deal grants us the crumbs the EU didn't want!

Is the UK's trade deal with Japan better than the EU's?

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The Department for International Trade (DIT) estimated the 2019 EU-Japan trade deal would add somewhere between £2.1 billion and £3.0 billion to the UK’s annual GDP after 15 years in 2017 prices, relative to a scenario where no deal was agreed. Its central estimate was £2.6 billion.

That’s around £1.1 billion higher than the GDP increase estimated as a result of the new deal.

Although, as the article says, the DIT are saying different calculation methods were used so the figures are not comparable.

But here's more

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the UK reportedly wanted to receive quotas for some agricultural products which could be exported with a lower tariff than normal. Instead the UK will be able to use whatever’s left over from the EU’s quota with Japan, potentially putting UK exporters at a disadvantage.

 

On 3/8/2021 at 5:01 AM, Tofer said:

I wonder how long it will take before the EU accept their shame and admit their failings, instead of disrupting supplies to countries that have legitimate orders - disgusting.

no need to wonder

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A total of 34m doses of coronavirus vaccine have been exported from the EU despite shortages for people living in the bloc, including 9m sent to the UK and 1m to the US, which has a ban on sales abroad.

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According to the latest figures seen by the Guardian and accurate as of 9 March, of the 34,090,287 doses exported from the EU to 31 countries, 9,106,162 went to the UK, 3,917,640 to Canada, 3,134,204 to Mexico, 2,720,210 to Japan and 1,368,900 to Saudi Arabia. Other beneficiaries of EU exports included Hong Kong (1.3m), Singapore (967,030), the US (953,723), Chile (942,825) and Malaysia (751,140)..

Now how many doses of vaccine did the UK export yet ?

 

 

 

Or is the UK's usefulness to the world on vaccine in line with the 50% cut from the overseas aid budget?

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/aid

 (So 1 year full out by brexit.... and still not ready ,  i thought "Govy" said all would be ready.....  ???? )

 

UK forced to delay checks on imports from EU by six months | Brexit | The Guardian

Introduction postponed until 2022 because border post infrastructure will not be ready in time

 

 

Joanna Partridge

Thu 11 Mar 2021 17.03 GMT

The UK government has been forced to delay the introduction of import checks by six months, in a U-turn in post-Brexit policy, because a network of 30 border posts being built to process incoming goods would not have been ready on time.

Exports to the EU from Britain have been subject to controls since 1 January, but the government decided to opt for a phased approach on EU imports to give hauliers and business more time to adapt.

Checks were due to be introduced in stages from 1 April and from 1 July, but in recent days traders and ports have said they are not ready and that the introduction of processes as originally planned could lead to empty supermarket shelves.

 

1 hour ago, david555 said:

 (So 1 year full out by brexit.... and still not ready ,  i thought "Govy" said all would be ready.....  ???? )

 

UK forced to delay checks on imports from EU by six months | Brexit | The Guardian

Introduction postponed until 2022 because border post infrastructure will not be ready in time

 

 

Joanna Partridge

Thu 11 Mar 2021 17.03 GMT

The UK government has been forced to delay the introduction of import checks by six months, in a U-turn in post-Brexit policy, because a network of 30 border posts being built to process incoming goods would not have been ready on time.

Exports to the EU from Britain have been subject to controls since 1 January, but the government decided to opt for a phased approach on EU imports to give hauliers and business more time to adapt.

Checks were due to be introduced in stages from 1 April and from 1 July, but in recent days traders and ports have said they are not ready and that the introduction of processes as originally planned could lead to empty supermarket shelves.

 

 

the additional british red tape will be fully operational ...in 2022

 

the Telegraph points out some consequences

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should also pause to think about the ongoing unfairness that will be experienced by UK to EU food exporters, who will continue to face a hard border with all its costs and uncertainties and see their equivalents continuing to benefit from de facto unfettered access to their domestic market.

and, game theory-wise

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“It is not clear how this action will give the EU an incentive to be more willing to discuss ways to reduce the burdens on UK exporters.”

source : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/03/11/government-blames-covid-delays-full-uk-customs-checks-eu-goods/

 

 

rationally speaking, I still wonder why in this situation, the UK puts Frost in charge, breaks the WA again and inflames tensions.

This non-cooperative strategy, is not a strategy adapted to the situation.

Anyone, an explanation?

 

 

 

Meanwhile, in the European Parliament 

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"Recent developments with the U.K. don't provide positive signs for us to agree on a date," a Parliament spokesperson said, alluding to tensions with London over the British decision to unilaterally extend grace periods for border checks at Northern Ireland’s ports as well as a diplomatic row over vaccine exports.

so we are not even sure the brexit deal signed in December exists at all,

 

ratification has been postponed indefinitely

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The spokesperson said "there is no need" to take a decision "now," and added: "There will be other opportunities to meet and decide before the next plenary session in April."

source : https://www.politico.eu/article/meps-postpone-again-setting-date-to-ratify-brexit-deal/

 

 

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On 3/11/2021 at 4:00 PM, 7by7 said:

 Yes, let's prove to the countries we are so desperate to sign trade deals with that we can't be trusted!

I've never yet come across a contract that has the word trust used in any of it's vocabulary.

 

Further more, if the EU don't sign it, it's null and void.

On 3/11/2021 at 9:25 PM, Hi from France said:

no need to wonder

Now how many doses of vaccine did the UK export yet ?

 

 

 

Or is the UK's usefulness to the world on vaccine in line with the 50% cut from the overseas aid budget?

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/aid

Thank you for the further evidence of the EU's ineptitude, since I presume these exports of the vaccine manufactured within the EU territory are honouring the orders contracted prior to the EU getting their act together.

Nice bit of propaganda there at the end, since you don't identify any of the EU produced vaccines as having been donated by the EU to underdeveloped countries.

The UK's foreign aid programme has, historically, surpassed any of the EU nations commitment.

The UK on the way to being a failed state

https://eand.co/how-britain-became-the-dumbest-society-in-the-world-e90431463924

 

 

On 3/8/2021 at 1:19 PM, candide said:

 

The answer was in the post you truncated.

That was not an answer! It was a statement of where AZ chose to invest their money, not the EU's money, to expand their facilities. Or are you suggesting the EU's late order payment was a direct contribution to the development of the AZ production facilities in Europe? In which case back it up with facts.

Official statistics showed on Friday a precipitous 40.7 per cent fall in goods sales to the EU in January....FACT

Frost, blamed the effect of pre-Christmas stockpiling by businesses and Covid lockdowns reducing the demand for goods on the continent.......LIES

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed no similar falls in Britain’s trade with non-EU countries, in apparently firm evidence that Brexit red tape was to blame.....FACT

Brexit is not going to be, it already is, an unmitigated disaster.

Looks so much better when viewed through the Brexit lens.....

3 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Looks so much better when viewed through the Brexit lens.....

 

Yeah but corona virus..........

1 minute ago, Rookiescot said:

 

Yeah but corona virus..........

UK exports to non-EU countries remained constant over the same period of time........Frosty the no man just ignores that fact of course....555

1 minute ago, Surelynot said:

UK exports to non-EU countries remained constant over the same period of time........Frosty the no man just ignores that fact of course....555

Yeah but the non EU countries dont have as much corona virus as the EU does so because everyone in the EU is dead already thats why exports are down.

4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Yeah but the non EU countries dont have as much corona virus as the EU does so because everyone in the EU is dead already thats why exports are down.

Damn

4 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Damn

Yeah anyway its Macrons fault. Or maybe Merkles. Pretty sure Ursula von der Leyen had something to do with it.

Sneaky Europeans throwing the UK out of the EU. Dont they know they would all be speaking German if it wasnt for us.

Ireland Growth

2019 --- 5.55%

2018 --- 8.17%

2017 --- 8.15%

2016 --- 3.68%

UK growth

2019 --- 1.46%

2018 --- 1.34%

2017 --- 1.89%

2016 --- 1.92%

Could be Scotland's growth figures soon

Road haulage chief Rod McKenzie "welcomes" Gove’s announcement...

“Looks like oven-ready Brexit is back under slow grill: UK needs another 6-12 months beforeJohnson’s government is actually capable of operating its own customs &trade system. So much for ‘taking back control of our borders’. Brexit really is such a massive f***ing con trick.”

 

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2 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Road haulage chief Rod McKenzie "welcomes" Gove’s announcement...

“Looks like oven-ready Brexit is back under slow grill: UK needs another 6-12 months beforeJohnson’s government is actually capable of operating its own customs &trade system. So much for ‘taking back control of our borders’. Brexit really is such a massive f***ing con trick.”

 

555555

But of course they were ready for a no deal Brexit if it had happened ????

Trade disruption ‘deeper and longer’ than we thought, says Michael Gove

Oh! If only we had known.......nobody, nobody said a word.........oh well, best get on and just suck it up.

2 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

But of course they were ready for a no deal Brexit if it had happened ????

All prepped, everything in place, all ready to go......only fly in the ointment is haulage companies not getting their paperwork in order.....lazy, good for nothing bar-stewards.

Just now, Surelynot said:

All prepped, everything in place, all ready to go......only fly in the ointment is haulage companies not getting their paperwork in order.....lazy, good for nothing bar-stewards.

And they would have gotten away with it too if it wasnt for those meddling remainers.

Just now, Rookiescot said:

And they would have gotten away with it too if it wasnt for those meddling remainers.

Who would have thought all the haulage companies, exporters, lorry drivers and customs officials were Remainers?????

Very quite on here today.......guess the Brexiteers are relaxing with a G+T in the sunny uplands or herding unicorns.