The Walls of Reality are Closing in

I really wanted to write this on Monday, but there just wasn't time to do it. But as I wrote last time, reality is really beginning to bite the Brexiteers, and so the weekend and Monday this was being acknowledged.

First of all the Chancellor admitted that some kind of transitional deal would have to be sought. We all knew this, and without it the economy and country would fall off a cliff. Thing is some transitional periods have lasted over a century, and are still in place. This is exactly what evangelical Brexiteers wanted to avoid, because once transitional arrangements come into place, there is less and less chance Brexit will ever happen.

Official figures also show that the whole in the economy that will be caused by Brexit is almost the same size as the budget for the NHS, so much for that £450m a week lie pedaled by Boris, et al. Growth was also set to slow down dramatically, and what we see now is something of a blip. The trend will be downwards.

And then there was the admission that entering trade by falling back on WTO rules is also not guaranteed, as any other member, including the EU27, could trigger a dispute with us, stopping us joining, and then Britian having to trade without membership, as damaging to the country, economy and businesses at it sounds.

The House of Lords on Tuesday published a report on the Government's Brexit plans, and called them "misunderstanding nature of free trade, questions Govt's Brexit ability"

Well.

It also appears that there will be lots of new red tape, or red white and blue tape as it will be rebranded, so employers will be able to do the same tasks as before Brexit.

The government also wants to slash non-EU student numbers, the richest pupils that subsidise this for other students.

The ICSA quarterly report said that 75% of members expected the economy to get worse, with just 8% a slight improvement.

And finally, council taxes are expected to rise, something that effects the poorest the most. So much for being in this together.