Brexit - Should they stay or should they go?

vimesey writes: All summed up by something I heard a supermarket checkout operator say to a customer, just before the vote: “well, I don’t really understand any of the arguments, but I’m voting leave to keep the foreigners out.”

Yeah, like the Jutes and Angles and Saxons and Vikings and Danes and Norsemen and such. Keep them furriners out.

Make Britain Celtic again.

The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. At a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson said: "We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny." The prime minister added that although arguments had been "fierce" it was a "good deal for the whole of Europe", driving jobs and prosperity. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said it was a "fair and balanced" deal.

Brexit: Boris Johnson hails free trade deal with EU

Don't know the details, but at least a deal is in place.

the full text of the deal isn't published yet. There are some rumors there are no tarifs that's good since the Brit's have a deficit with the EU. Yea im rooting for the EU. But what i really want to know is what they did with financial transactions packages services and the like. Its where the Brit's are strong, and need a bit of knocking down. And hurrah for the Irish for getting that open border with n Ireland. Wouldn't want any new bombings now would we.

Interestingly, I heard that one of the biggest stickler points was the fishing details. The UK was more resistant to EU boats fishing in or near their territorial waters. Looks like they were eventually able to get some kind of compromise.

And I honestly had no doubts the border with Ireland would stay open. There is so much at stake there, that both sides probably wanted to ensure that remained stable.

Incidentally, I started this Brexit thread in June of 2016. Hard to believe it is still alive in December of 2020. Guess the talking heads that continued to say Brexit would be easy were a tad off the mark.

The UK was more resistant to EU boats fishing in or near their territorial waters.

Yea so they can tell their people they accomplished something meaningful. But in reality what they gained is 150 million per year more to their economy not allot compared to the British economy.

The worst blow to the Brit's would be loosing their financial market, London was kind of the financial Hub of the EU.