Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, December 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Brexit
Expect the new German coalition to push the EU to be tough on law breakers and Brexit
‘Any chance of a softer approach to the Frost/Johnson’s post Brexit game playing and sabre rattling were dashed by the deal which stresses a commitment “to a common European policy’
Seasonal jobs for young Britons in EU battered by Brexit, says travel industry
Young people’s opportunities to work in temporary jobs in the European Union have been significantly limited by Brexit bureaucracy, businesses in the travel sector reveal.
UK government was not adequately prepared for Covid, watchdog finds
With time and energy lost on Brexit negotiations, the UK was not fully prepared for the pandemic, an independent watchdog has unveiled.
Tory threats to EU over Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol could badly backfire
‘Johnson and Frost are playing a dangerous game. EU watchers are predicting far from sitting back and taking it on the chin the EU may launch immediate action against the UK’
Brexit swipes £17bn off UK trade with EU in 3 months – watchdog finds
A spending watchdog has confirmed the devastating impact Brexit has had on UK trade with Europe.
Tory minister mocked after saying he’s ‘quite happy’ about Brexit even though economic impact will be twice as bad as pandemic
“George Eustice describes himself as being “quite happy” about Brexit being twice as bad for the U.K. economy as the pandemic. What a time to be alive.”
Northern Ireland protocol crisis worsens as row unfolds on Twitter
The clash between ministers over the NI protocol intensified over the weekend, with key negotiators thrashing out their differences on Twitter.
Conservative conference: Frost confesses Northern Ireland protocol in falling apart
Setting the scene for the imminent triggering of Article 16, Lord Frost’s conference speech has triggered a hostile response, derided as ‘inflaming tension while solving nothing.’
Joe Biden put Boris Johnson back in his box
‘Johnson will now have to properly explain why there will be no trade deal with the US for the foreseeable future given it was the glittering Brexit prize promised’