Beyond Brexit

Whatever you may hear, one thing you can be sure of is that Brexit has happened.

Brexit happened on 31st January 2020 at 23:00, where, under international law, the Articles of the European Union no longer applied to the UK.

At that point, the EU and UK entered into a transition where, although having left, the UK would be considered under international law still a member, and the effects and privileges that brought.

But, as the A50 period was extended and extended, the end date by which a future arrangements were to be completed stayed the same. So, in the end, both sides were left with just 11 months to complete negotiations to unpick 40 plus years of intertwining legal and trading relationships and regulations.

Tory MPs are being whipped today to stop the virtual Parliament and block e-voting in motions, because "Brexit will be frustrated". It won't.

JRM is just trying to stop scrutiny. Which is funny from a Brexiteer who wanted Brexit to return sovereignty to Parliament. But clearly, Parliament actually doing its job of holding the Government to account is sovereignty too far.

The UK has 28 days to request an extension, this is the only time the UK can ask, and Johnson is saying there will be no further extension.

Industry and services will have to try to recover from COVID and prepare for Brexit at the same time. There is no capacity or money for this.

Johnson and Cummings don't care.

The EU has other worries, and really, if the UK does not want to live up to its obligations under the WA and PD, then fine, there will be nothing, no side or mini deals. Nothing.

The NI protocol is in place no matter what, and a hard or no deal Brexit will only break the UK further apart.

Very odd for the Conservative and Union Party.

But its not been that for some time, certainly not since Johnson has been PM.

Once the people realise how badly Johnson and his Government have screwed up with COVID-19, they will begin to wonder what elese they might have fucked up, eyes will turn to Brexit.

But it will be too late.

We have left, and too late for an extension.