The COVID Diaries – 249 26th December
So, the deal has been done. The UK has tariff free trade with the European Union
If we were a country that had no close relationship with Europe, and had decided try and negotiate a trade deal, we would rightly be delighted with Boris Johnson’s “Christmas present” to the nation.
But that is not the starting point for what has been achieved. This is probably the first trade agreement that provides worse trading arrangements than those it replaces.
It’s better than no deal and after four and a half years of turmoil we have saved something from the wreckage, but it is hardly a cause for celebration.
On that note, Happy Christmas!