Brexit the economy and house prices part 6

buglawton

cogito wrote: »

Let me get this right. The EU want to put the border in the Irish Sea to avoid conflict with the GFA.

If we don't agree to a border in the Irish Sea, the EU will create one along the existing border, thus conflicting with the GFA. Am I missing something?

Incidentally, it is illegal for Northern Ireland to be in a CU without the rest of the UK.

Those EU customs posts are going to look a bit silly under water.

Moby

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/brexit-medicine-drugs-eu-uk-cancer-depression-epilepsy-cannabis-ketamine-mhra-ema-a8590896.html

Scores of drugs just months away from approval for use by British patients – including breakthrough treatments for depression and cancer – could be delayed indefinitely by Brexit, The Independent can reveal.

Manufacturers who have pending European licences have been told they will have to reapply to the UK’s medicines watchdog if their products have not been approved at the time of Brexit unless a deal is struck on drugs regulation.

As of 28 September there were more than 70 drugs awaiting approval, including a cutting-edge skin cancer immunotherapy, a cannabis-based treatment for childhood epilepsy, and new antibiotics.

buglawton

The Indy is having to scrape quite deep for Brexit scare stories these days it seems.

Herzlos

buglawton wrote: »

The Indy is having to scrape quite deep for Brexit scare stories these days it seems.

How so? Do you think it's not going to be a concern? Personally I doubt we'll have any issue here IF we're prepared for it.

Have we started trying to establish all of the agencies we lose when we leave yet, anyway?
Even if we're just copying EU approval/regulations we'll need someone to so that.

Moby

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-politics-asem/eu-and-singapore-to-sign-trade-deal-on-sidelines-of-asem-summit-merkel-idUKKCN1MR1MX?il=0

The European Union plans to sign a free trade agreement with Singapore on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, adding the summit should highlight the importance of multilateral cooperation.

kingstreet

buglawton wrote: »

Blimey, I thought the comedian would never turn up.

I'm here all week.

ben501

Moby wrote: »

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-politics-asem/eu-and-singapore-to-sign-trade-deal-on-sidelines-of-asem-summit-merkel-idUKKCN1MR1MX?il=0

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-singapore/singapore-pm-says-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-britain-possible-idUSKCN1MT0V7

LONDON (Reuters) - Singapore and Britain can do a trade deal after Brexit, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday, adding that he would be prepared to extend the terms of the Asian country’s recently agreed deal with the European Union to the UK.



“We hope we will be able to continue arrangements with Britain whether or not it is inside the EU... And then we have time to work some better long-term arrangements over time,”

Moby

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45906905


'A no-deal Brexit could affect food supplies and see traders bypass Great Britain, the ferry firm Stena Line has warned.
There is "very little readiness" at ports and "anxiety is high", said Ian Hampton senior executive at the global ferry operator.
Stena is the largest ferry operator in the Irish sea and owns three UK ports.
The government said it had proposed an ambitious future relationship with the EU to keep trade flowing.
Mr Hampton said there was a possibility Stena Line would reduce services to and from the UK as a result of Brexit.'

Thrugelmir

Lungboy wrote: »

We wrote into the withdrawal bill that there would be no infrastructure on the Irish border. Oops.

Laws can be changed.

Herzlos

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Laws can be changed.

If you can get it through parliament.