Brexity all over again

Some new rules for inspections of foodstuffs coming into the UK will come in on ist February.

What is clear is that it will cause delays and delays will increase costs, and costs will be passed on to consumers.

Just how much is the issue.

And how well prepared is the country and it's logistics sector prepared? We shall see on Thursday.

More are planned for later in the year, and then at the end of October biometric testing will come into use for people crossing into the EU.

This is something the UK agreed to as an EU member state.

Which comes a week after a legal challenge in the French courts relating to EU regulations, as UK immigrants there are being forced either to undergo naturalisation and /or citizenship tests or be restricted to staying only three months out of any six month period in any EU state.

This appeal was thrown out by the highest French court.

The UK wanted to end free movement, so the EU followed suit by ending the free movement of UK citizens. The UK Government even tweeted triumphantly about the ending of free movement.

Of course, UK immigrants in the EU, called "expats" by places like the Express, were told Brexit would not affect their status. But the form of Brexit chosen by May and confirmed by Johnson was hard and the rejection of the four free movements.

This is what happens when the dog catches the speeding car, it has no idea what to do next.

One of the things Johnson would give the Uk was the ability to negotiate a "Canada style FTA" with countries round the world. This week, the UK failed to negotiate a Canada-style FTA with, you've guessed it: Canada, with food safety being the sticking point, in that the UK would not allow stuff like hormone injected beef into the UK.