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1. Any serious examination our #Brexit trade negotiations suggests the UK is playing silly buggers and was never sincere about a deal and we& #39;re just going through the motions to pretend we tried. The headbangers have won. So now it& #39;s for them to explain what comes next.
2. Joining CPTPP is neither here nor there. We already enjoy "free trade" with 7 of the 11 and the rest are minnows. A US deal won& #39;t be comprehensive by contrast with the SM and it& #39;s difficult to see how it gets through Congress in this climate.
3. If you& #39;ve been paying attention you now know that our customs systems aren& #39;t ready and driver accompanied loads need a permit to even approach the ports. No deal very much buggers our EU trade and adds unsustainable customs and red tape overheads.
4. We& #39;re not adopting any of the EU product regulations but in order for us to function at all we& #39;ll have to unilaterally recognise them meaning EU goods have no problem getting in but UK goods have a problem getting out.
5. Now don& #39;t get me wrong, there& #39;s nothing especially wrong with making ideological political choices, and we& #39;ve chosen total severance from the EU in every respect, but at this point it& #39;s a basic courtesy to let the rest of us know what the plan B is.
6. You& #39;ve been able to grunt about "WTO rules" for the last five years, which got you this far, but come January, the fantasy is tested by reality - and with a dysfunctional customs administration, completely unprepared for the task, it& #39;d be helpful if we could have some answers.
7. It& #39;s kind of important now since the Chancellor Sunak appears to be throwing money around like candy. Superficially appealing though it may sound, it& #39;s kinda contingent on the UK being able to pay for it by way of making and exporting stuff.
8. One could very easily conclude that the Tories simply haven& #39;t the first idea what they& #39;re doing, and haven& #39;t even begun to understand the dynamics or the complexity of trade. I& #39;ve been watching closely for any sign of intelligent life but the trade minister is Liz Truss.
9. It is perhaps impertinent of me, but might I suggest we leave the Americans to get on with their little mid life crisis and have a debate about this instead since we have less than six months before the shit hits the fan?
