UK to have no alignment with EU, but also closely aligned at same time

[Notch7]

Or to put it another way, Sajid Javid tells the public one thing and business leaders another.

Brexit: the gift that keeps on lying


To business he said:
The Chancellor has tried to reassure British companies that the UK will remain closely aligned with the EU after Brexit and won’t diverge from its rules and standards unless “it [is] in the interests of British businesses”.

Speaking at a business leaders lunch in Davos, Sajid Javid insisted it would be “democratically wrong and economically not in our interest” to automatically adopt future changes to EU regulations
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-01-23/chancellor-sajid-javid-seeks-to-reassure-business-about-brexit/

To public he said:
The UK Chancellor has warned manufacturers that there will be "no alignment" with the EU after Brexit, insisting firms must "adjust" to new regulations

If you put liars in charge, you get lies

 

[Ihavenojob]

Brexit: the gift that keeps on lying

If you put liars in charge, you get lies

And you should know all about lying, LIAR.

 

[motorbiking]

Why change unless you need to and why stay aligned if it causes you problems?

I see no lies here.

 

[JohnD]

why stay aligned if it causes you problems?

A more sensible question "why stay aligned if it brings you benefits?" has a more obvious answer.

 

[Ihavenojob]

"why stay aligned if it brings you benefits?"

"why have sex with an aids ridden crack whore if it feels nice?"

 

[JohnD]

aids ridden crack whore

I bow to your experience of such matters.

 

[ellal]

"why have sex with an aids ridden crack whore if it feels nice?"

Go on then...

You must be dying to give us your informed answer to that conundrum

 

[Ihavenojob]

"why stay aligned if it brings you benefits?"

Go on then...

You must be dying to give us your informed answer to that conundrum

 

[Ihavenojob]

Go on then...

You must be dying to give us your informed answer to that conundrum

Because like JohnD's question, they both seemed a good idea at the time.

 

[Notch7]

Why change unless you need to and why stay aligned if it causes you problems?

I see no lies here.

Rabid brexiteers insist on no alignment, so Tories are chest beating to keep their fans excited
If UK want a US deal then that means no level playing field, regulatory divergence, that results in trade barriers.

Business wants alignment it to EU, its obv why: alignment to UK largest and closest trade bloc makes sense.
Esp a trade bloc with the most advanced internal single market.
And lets not forget all the external markets that have alignment to EU regulations, esp those in chemical, aeronautical and pharmas.

I agree its been politically phrased so it cant be called an outright lie, but 2 diametrically opposed options cant both be true
Javid knows only 1 is true.

 

[Notch7]

And you should know all about lying, LIAR.

You are the one obsessed with benefit scroungers

Why are you unable to specify who you are referring to

 

[Ihavenojob]

Why are you unable to specify who you are referring to

benefit scroungers

 

[Notch7]

Ah, so when you refer to benefit scroungers you mean every single person on benefits.


Thats cleared that up.
Thank you for agreeing with me.

 

[JohnD]

Rabid brexiteers insist on no alignment

surely that means brexers will refuse to meet US standards as well.

 

[Notch7]

surely that means brexers will refuse to meet US standards as well.

Ah, I dont think brexers have taken the argument to the next stage.