US and UK expected to announce deal to reduce tariffs today
US and UK expected to announce deal to reduce tariffs today
Are you ready for chlorinated chicken in your kebabs? Doesn't bother me, I'm vegan. Thoughts? What do you think Labour have won (or given up and dressed up like a win)?
Chlorinated chicken isn't happening, it's been ruled out time and again.
Food standards and animal welfare is something that's taken quite seriously by both our politicians and our populace. The EU has strict food standards and yet our minimum standards are substantially higher than theirs (somewhat surprising, I know, but it's true). So to be blunt, I'm not worried at all about food standards.
I'm far more worried about other things. Regulation of big tech, data/privacy laws, further rigging IP laws (especially software patents, which are mostly banned in the UK) in a way that benefits US giants.
This damage limitation is, I guess, a good change. Although I'm more pleased about the other stuff going on, we're shifting to become more self-reliant on some things (particularly defence), and cooperating with continental Europe more again.
I just hope that by next election there's serious calls to do things like rejoining the Customs Union.
Hopefully yes. But I'm pretty sure Labour have ruled that out permanently. It's not happening next election assuming Labour win. There's a long chance the Tory's might get back and it isn't happening with them either. A minority coalition style is the best we can hope for to maybe tip the balance. But as long as Labour and Tory special interests align in keeping us outside of the union it's not happening.