Brexit and its implications discussed in editorial

other · 2020-12-31 · United Kingdom and European Union

An editorial discusses the UK's departure from the European Union, highlighting the economic and political consequences of Brexit. It notes the UK's trade deal with the EU excludes services, which make up 80% of the UK economy, and predicts the EU will move towards closer union without the UK.

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• “As Britain finally leaves the European Union, 1,651 days after the Brexit referendum of 2016... On Christmas Day the United Kingdom concluded a pathetically thin ‘free trade’ deal... The European Union is finally freed to develop in the way that its other major members clearly want.” — The Islands Grapevine – December 31st, 2020 (December 31st, 2020)

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