Interesting discussion in the posts above. From what I gather so far, the final deal seems to be a classic face-saver - a way for politicians on both sides to claim victory.

BJ can claim that the UK is no longer subject to the level playing field with regard to labour and environmental laws (good luck getting conservatives to explain why exactly it would be a good idea to undercut the EU's very modest labour laws). While this is true in a sense, the UK will be subject to tariffs if it considerably undercuts the EU's protections - which is exactly what the EU proposed in the first place. So the UK government can trumpet its (apparent) independence while the technocrats at the EU can claim to have protected the integrity of the single market.

We're going to spend a long time discovering the devil in the detail of this. One is the loss of the Erasmus scheme, which the Tories had pledged to keep. Plenty of non-EU countries participate in this. Instead, the government wants to launch its own scheme in which students can stud "at the best universities worldwide". But the point of Erasmus was never to study at the "best universities", and in any case your grades during your Erasmus year don't count towards your degree. The point is to boost cultural links with our European neighbours and improve language skills. My fear is that the government will instead send students to English-speaking countries, making us even more monolingual than we were already.

@DangerousSausage a good analysis, though didn't expect that genetic link... "..in which students can stud"

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

 

Ian Blackford!!! ????

 

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Third world nation status beckons....electricity black outs

 

 

 

so taking back "Sovereignty" means by passing Parliament..by handing more powers to the Executive. Another step to Fascism ..please wake up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the real reason driving Brexit was..... tax avoidance.... 52% of the people who voted for Brexit have been conned

 

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