It is as good as possible, but
- an EU-country-member living in London has now more rights than a UK citizen
(free movement, study in the EU etc.)
- trading with the EU for UK businessmen involves much more bureaucracy now
- the trading rules are made in the EU, the UK can only say 'yes' or 'no' to them
Thats the splendid new UK sovereignty.
PS: The Scots want back into the EU and away from the UK
As an outsider this has been my approximate thinking as well. In our current world I believe that sovereignity is more an illusion of freedom than actual freedom, since it takes away the power of the entire EU from the UK (and decreases the power of the EU as well). Less power means less freedom in the dealings with other countries, and it is a deeply interconnected world.Yes, as one writer I saw put it, the UK made the serious error of confusing sovereignty with power.
I always try to think a little bit about the historical big picture. When empires fall, they often fall all the way, yet the UK had managed to transition into a reduced but very decent position, in the second half of the 20th Century. The fifth largest economy in the world, permanent member of the Security Council, close partnership with the world's major superpower, one of the world's major banking centres, and a degree of soft power and influence that punched way above our weight.
The Brexit fiasco is highly likely to severely diminish all of that, and quite probably result in the breakup of the UK, split into much smaller and less significant countries.
The Scottish position now could be summarised as: "Brexit? Boris? Bollocks."
Better hurry before Canada swoops in to take their seat!Let's get get them back in EU asap.
I've had two mates that complained about the postal service seeming to be a bit slower these days.
So, how are things in th UK after Brexit? There's been some problems with transporting goods as far as I've understood it?
I haven't heard about anything too serious yet, except for the Dutch confiscating people's ham sandwiches.