The Real Problem with the Internal Market Bill: Will it Destroy the Union & Brexit Deal? - TLDR News

[@themask4137]

Brexiteers: Every Nation has the right to be independence and sovereign English Brexiteers: Every Nation has the right to be independence and sovereign, expect Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland

[@Nickle314]

They had a vote in Scotland and decided to stay. So why did you omit the right of the English to independence?

[@carolimagnusroman4972]

@@Nickle314 because in 2014 ,when the referendum happened, no one knew that they would have been kicked out of the biggest trading block in the world against their will.

[@cuhurun]

@@carolimagnusroman4972 : Kindly get your facts right before commenting, Roman.

[@garrybye4415]

Nickle don’t you think the Brexit result has changed things? Why shouldn’t they have another vote if they want one? I’m sure if the question had been: do you want to remain with The UK but not the EU or leave the Uk, the result would have been different.

[@VolkerHett]

And the rest of the world as long as they follow our rules, which we will not put in writing and might change without notice.

[@sanderlist]

So basically the only thing united in the United Kingdom is Manchester

[@Albimar17]

... and lets not forget Tamworth Old Boys Utd guys!

[@luisfigointer]

And Sheffield on Wednesdays

[@andrewriley4735]

Bad example, Manchester is split into City and United.

[@ansoncairns5999]

Dundee

[@robinihoudini]

And man united is owned by a saudi prince lol

[@Its-Just-Gizmo]

Imagine a world where England is the only country in the United Kingdom. Lol.

[@dicerevo]

Coming soon, to a reality near you.

[@rubikscubeking8398]

Oh the unintended consequences of brexit. Nobody thought this thing through properly.

[@Its-Just-Gizmo]

@@rubikscubeking8398 they just didn't want to take anyone else seriously. This is all England's fault.

[@mark63424able]

@@Its-Just-Gizmo Wales too. Wales was pro-Brexit. Scotland and NI weren't. tbh I think since 2016 support for Brexit has waned in England too and considering the vote won by less than 2% majority at the time I wonder if Brexit is something the majority of the UK actually wants.

[@sandall7398]

In fairness to those voting leave, they didn't care about the break up of the United Kingdom. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't it doesn't. They could have been slightly forgiven for what they thought about it in 2016, but they knew exactly what they were voting for when they elected the Johnson regime. Leaving the EU is far more important to them than preserving a United Kingdom.

[@elliotwilliams7421]

Its definitely shown up what brexit means to a lot of English and Tories......for them its about England first and not the union. Time for welsh, scots and NI union. Freedom of movement between the 3 with borders around England.

[@zakiii3913]

If only London could also leave England

[@dariusgunter5344]

what would be the best is, if the welsh, scots and Irish rejoin the EU, that would destroy the anti EU narative so hard, I mean the now "traitourus" scots welsh and Irish have gone back to their "slave master" the EU after running away from their "glourious and magnificint english masters" ... or how else will teh tories frame it? hell even better if after the breakup the tories loose powert ot the labour party thanks to the brexit party (now dubbed the Exit barit get it xD) and then rejoi the EU, just less powerfull, having lost all privilages and on top of that now beeing the laughing matter of europe for the next three to five centuries, I mean wtf should that happen and the UK rejoins in the next 5 years as single independent countrys, This shit will be a meme for the rest of humanitys existance, you cannot write such a stuff.

[@spazzohawk9591]

Elliot Williams say the Tories want it but don't lump the rest of England with BoJo's beliefs.

[@CharlieHolmesT]

Can we join you? Northern England

[@EDoyl]

I remember the Celtic Union being a joke thrown around when discussing Irish reunification, but now there's actually a believable, if improbable, path towards it which is crazy.

[@vashtalelq]

Remember back in 2016 when everybody was saying Brexit would be the end of the EU? Lol, the irony...

[@physiocrat7143]

I don't remember, but the EU is living on borrowed time due to its structural inability to change, and its fundamentally flawed trade and economic policies, based on a school of economics which was already discredited before the end of the eighteenth century.

[@arawn1061]

@@physiocrat7143 hey im a bit new to eu economics what exactly is it you are referring to?

[@physiocrat7143]

@@arawn1061 EU economics is based on a view known as mercantilism, which developed in the seventeenth century but was discredited by the middle of the eighteenth century. The most concise and accessible book on the subject is _Protection or Free Trade?_ by Henry George. It is an old book and it draws on experience in the USA, which ran similar policies.

[@arawn1061]

@@physiocrat7143 thanks man i'll try to look into it someday :)

[@physiocrat7143]

@@arawn1061 It is on line or can be ordered - it is not expensive.

[@lifewhatsoever]

So is it okay to break the law in a ‘very specific and limited way’ now? Asking for a friend.

[@michaelleiper]

Yes - but only while driving as part of an eyesight test.

[@LadyPelikan]

Lol

[@Albimar17]

@@michaelleiper only when commuting between London and Durham during total lockdown too...

[@jeythecount6546]

I'm altering the deal. Pray, that I'll not alter it further.

[@euansmith3699]

Forget the Empire; what we need is leadership that works for the Great Good of all! Vote Ethereal! Vote Tau'va!

[@jeythecount6546]

@@euansmith3699 Say, do you hear our song? In the name of the people we sing, for the sanctity of progress. Fill you heart with rebel wine - for tommorow, my dear friend! For we want to be a light despite the darkness of the night - to illuminate our world, and change our lives!

[@sammargetic]

It is possible for a country to survive without abiding to international agreements and with only a few allies, but who wants to live in North Korea.

[@TomLuTon]

Just wait till we get to the clown shoes and the unicycles

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@sammargetic and north Korea has the support of its largest neighbour and superpower China. The US has showed complete apathy towards the UK (at best) and hostility (both the speaker of the house and a trump official said no trade deal if UK violates treaty) at worst.

[@TheKingSimmer]

There is a mistake it isn't the Welsh Assembly anymore it is Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament @TLDR. Sorry to be a pain it changed in May 2020

[@dankjae]

Yeah for a few videos they haven’t realised it changed.

[@theMoporter]

Question: is it preferable for me, a clueless Scot, to attempt the Welsh pronunciation, or should I just use the English?

[@roelmartinvandervelde9407]

@HAIL BAAL THE TRUE GOD Wilfully attacking either Bill Gates or Satan with hail or other precipitation will have serious repercussions. You have been warned.

[@dankjae]

theMoporter both names are equal, so you can use either. The whole thing is commonly just called Senedd. Although Senedd Cymru is not hard to pronounce (Se-ned / Se-ned-th) (Come-ree), and many Welsh don’t mind you messing up the sound, as long as you are willing to try. 😄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@szuegyigabriel3159]

@@dankjae Thanks

[@tasty_fish]

This is wasted on Brexiters. Ask them which EU law that the UK government also opposed (they have a choice of just 2.5% of EU votes since 2000) that they didn’t like and not one of them can answer. If they say they felt alienated by EU democracy ask them to explain UK democracy. If they don’t like “EU” courts ask them who they think runs the European Court of Human Rights. If they want control of borders ask them what the UK Border Agency and Schenghen is. If 45-odd % of UK imports are from the EU most of them think 45-odd % of the EU’s exports are to the UK (“they need us more than we need them”). Mind boggles how we ended up here.

[@tasty_fish]

MR Spoon haha, yes, what is their obsession with an industry employing fewer people than hundreds of companies and worth around 0.1% of GDP?!

[@Red0543]

“I used the United Kingdom to destroy the United Kingdom!” - Boris Johnson.

[@Albimar17]

Or "I sacrificed the whole of the United Kingdom to achieve independence for England!" - BJ

[@cathaloneill504]

Time for a Celtic Union

[@leewilliams9689]

Ia / Tá / Tha

[@Adderkleet]

@@leewilliams9689 Just to be extremely pedantic about a language I had to learn for 16 years: "tá" translates to "is [copula]", not "yes". Irish doesn't have a word for "yes". So in response to "Time for a Celtic Union", you'd want to say "it's time!", or just "it's" (which would be 'is é' or contracted to "sea" {pronounced "sha" like Shaq without the Q})

[@commonsense3222]

the Irish the Scots and the Welsh went into a bar sounds like it'll end up in the biggest fight of the century lol

[@LadyPelikan]

"UKs credibility"? Let me laugh. Who still credits the UK with any credibility???

[@sparkymarky7504]

Where are you from?

[@LadyPelikan]

@@sparkymarky7504 it's a mix. Born in Sweden, blood lines from Finland and Czechoslovakia, living in France, working for a Spanish company... All of Europe - but not the UK.

[@peterpan4038]

Certainly not the UK themself.

[@samuelolaogun9044]

Only fools will credits British, clown people's keep changing like moron.

[@samuelolaogun9044]

@@sparkymarky7504 From better place than London because London is not heaven.

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

It's Britain wasting EU's time again. What a nuisance Britain has ended up being.

[@thyrussendria8198]

Not Britain, England. It is very much the English messing everything up and then forcing their failures on their vassals, cause no way are the Scots, Welsh or Northern Irish actually equal members of a Union compared to their Overlord England.

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

@@thyrussendria8198 The way it goes, the Union is not going to last for very long.

[@peterpan4038]

GB has always be a nuisance, but years ago it was a very useful one. Now England has decided to burn some bridges, shrewing over GB as a whole.

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

@@Andy-qe6kk No deal, NO tories.

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

@@Andy-qe6kk England and it's delusions of grandeur.

[@freeworld1875]

Remember Brexit is what the people voted for! You wanted less migrants, and you got it (who will want to live in England after this fiasco?). You wanted cheaper housing (Vote Tories, they'll halve the value of your house). You wanted Independence from the EUSSR (Independent sovereign state, yay!). This gov't delivered on all accounts. Please ignore the small details, such as the Union falling apart or the economy.

[@pipercharms7374]

Why does everyone keep thinking the entirety of england voted for this? The numbers for leaving and remaining was actually pretty close.

[@fabiansaerve]

Piper charms he said “the people” in which definition does that mean everyone?

[@JD-wf2hu]

The Tories did win the last election by a landslide. Their election manifesto was Brexit asap. So the British public did vote for Brexit.

[@tasty_fish]

Jon Durrant landslides of seats, not of votes. Using number of seats to win any argument is utterly pointless (unless you’re in the House of Commons). All it does is highlight the need for electoral reform.

[@pipercharms7374]

@@JD-wf2hu I mean, if you truly look at the votes tecknically, the majority didn't ACTUALLY vote for the tories, they all voted for different parties but because it was so split between those different parties, the Tories had the higher vote. If you put all the other votes, that voted for SNP, Labour or Lib Dem and others, against the Tories, then actually, those votes are the majority. If everyone that didn't vote for the Tories, had all voted on the same party, then that party would have won instead of the Tories.

[@mk1st]

Wow. Wales even. This is what happens when an incredibly complicated situation is decided by a simple yes/no question.

[@physiocrat7143]

How else would you have proceeded? The issue has been a running sore since the end of the 1950s.

[@physiocrat7143]

@MR Spoon That would have been an iterative process which would have put control into the hands of those presenting the plans. It also puts people in the position of wanting "none of the above". In reality it would have been impossible to make plans for presentation to an electorate since the outcomes would in all cases have depended on the responses of others, which could not be predicted. A further issue is that unless people have a reliable forecasting model, the outcome is not knowable, and at the best, there are always extreme events which are not included in any models, as Covid has demonstrated. A simple binary choice was clear.

[@physiocrat7143]

@MR Spoon The underlying problem is that the EU's own trade and economic policies are irrational - they work from the default position that imports are undesirable, which is exactly and very precisely wrong. They operate on the seventeenth century principles of mercantilist theory, which were shown to be false, several times over, using separate and independent arguments, by the classical economists. The reason this has happened is because mercantilist policies work to the advantage of influential minority sectional producer interests. The same misconceptions are also clouding the British view. The difficulty is that when people think and act irrationally, it is impossible to reach an agreement which is advantageous to both parties, since at least one of the parties is unable to recognise an advantageous arrangement. I live in, and am a citizen of, an EU country on mainland Europe. Due to the way that Brussels has been handling negotiations, the effects of Brexit will be entirely negative for us. Thanks for nothing, Brussels. We will experience difficulties, delays and added expense in procuring goods from the UK, which is an important source for us and is likely to lead to shortages, for example in obtaining spares, components and consumables. This will be a re-run of what happened in the UK when it joined the EEC in 1973, leading to a near-doubling of food prices as the country was cut off from traditional sources and imports were subject to tariffs. This in turn set off the round of pay claims and industrial unrest which led to the election of Thatcher and the dismantling of British industry. Younger people have no idea of the catastrophic effect that joining the EEC had on the UK economy. Unless the UK government mess things up spectacularly, the country should benefit from leaving the EU, not least, because it will regain access to lower cost food, and the countries from which this food is imported will hold sterling balances which in due course will lead to exports to those countries. One of the important things that most commentators do not appreciate is that imports "prime the pump" for exports. The UK has had a lucky escape. Make the most of it and don't complain.

[@EvenWaysMusic]

No. Not Wales even. TLDR has a fetish for breaking up the Union so he took 18% support for independence and made it into 57%... Nah.

[@physiocrat7143]

@@EvenWaysMusic TLDR is good for a laugh though, with his pretend working class accent.

[@StevenWilliamsHome]

Great work. But you really need to dial down the pacing of the animations. You are breaching audio/visual overload :-) The infographics don't hold enough register. Cut more spacing into the audio track before you begin? I say this as an animator who does similar work, not to snipe. Your work is very much appreciated!

[@Sarahtlopez]

Agreed as someone with autism, had to stop watching and just listen

[@XconeArtist]

Agreed as someone who regularly pauzes and rewinds to catch up with all the animations

[@leetom5192]

Yep, just please put more space in between sentences. It's a bit too... much sometimes.

[@Reydriel]

Then there's me watching it at 2x speed muahahahahaha

[@Jill_of_trades]

Welsh independence video sounds interesting so yes - I would appreciate such a video being made

[@MandaPii_]

I would like to see a video on the possibility of Welsh independence, but one thing I am more interested in is the possibility of Northern Irish independence or maybe even joining the Republic of Ireland in light of the current situation.

[@theanyktos]

I'd like to see both :)

[@andrewriley4735]

Reunification is more likely and the GFA requires a referendum on it if support exceeds 50% (No more than once every seven years).

[@adambebb99]

never thought I would see the day when I agreed with Theresa May

[@sparkymarky7504]

She’s been a deceitful remainer since the beginning

[@peterpan4038]

@@sparkymarky7504 What was shown in this video is nonetheless true: if GB goes back on their words = they lose trust.

[@sparkymarky7504]

Martin Vogt who’s trust? nobody significant... and certainly not enough to worry about. China can abuse and kill its own citizens and detain over a million Muslims in concentration camps and other nations still seem pretty happy to buy their crap

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@sparkymarky7504 China is also the world's biggest economy by some measures, so it becomes hard to stand up to them, even when more people and more nations should. The UK is still in the top 10, but somewhere between a quarter and an eighth the size of China's economy (total, depending on if measuring nominal or PPP), so trading partners and allies won't be excessively desperate for deals if they see a real risk that the deal will be ignored within a year. And if the constituent countries each go their own way, as becomes more likely if they see England overruling devolved powers, then the negotiating power of England alone will be even lower.

[@sparkymarky7504]

OriginalPiMan So what?... the UK has a smaller economy than China so must be condemned by all for a small breach of international law (when let’s face it - domestic law SHOULD always trump international law) While China can literally act like the bad guys from WW2 and we just accept it because they make cheap batteries and paper plates? I think anybody looking at the situation earnestly will see that the UK is simply trying to side step the EUs attempts to punish the UK for daring to go against their agenda. Nobody will seriously take this as a reason not to do business with the UK

[@firch7123]

In a near future... Scotland: I'm independent, can I come back? E.U.: Yeah, no problem Wales: I'm also independent, can I come back? E.U.: Yeah, of course England: I'm alone now, can I come back? E.U.: Ha, Ha, Ha!! Good try,,,,, but no

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

England then votes for independance from itself?

[@d00dieb0x]

you forgot northern ireland who could overtake scottland by skipping the eu admission process when uniting with republic of ireland.

[@firch7123]

@@d00dieb0x Nothern Ireland, don't need to ask the E.U. if they want to come back, they just need to merge with Ireland, and they'll come back without the real need to ask the E.U.

[@firch7123]

@@elwinvanhuissteden7729 If they're alone at the end, they don't need to vote for independence,,,, or maybe they can vote for become independent from Westminster 😂

[@Allard8]

As long as there are tons of newspapers and politicians telling lies about the EU, they shouldn't be allowed to rejoin. If they're gone, England shouldn't be punished. It's the liars who are to blame.

[@bikkiikun]

Unless there are provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement to keep it alive, it will void it. Meaning everything, pensions, protections for British Citizens in the EU, Research, Defense,... everything is out the window. Yes, the divorce money might also be out, but that is tiny, in comparison. Also, without the agreement the UK is (again) liable for payments to the EU budgets it agreed to... so the EU could confiscate British property (e.g. ships and aircraft under British flag) for compensation. Though the EU is very unlikely to actually follow through with that. Then there are implications on the trustworthiness of the UK. What that means, is, countries will not be willing to make deals with such an unreliable partner, unless the conditions far outweigh the risks and there are provisions that make transgressions very expensive and thus bind the UK much tighter and make it more difficult to maintain or improve standards and regulations without asking foreign corporations for approval (so much for "independence"). So ultimately the UK will not be able to get deals with less favourable conditions... if at all. Thirdly, the undermining of the devolution will likely fuel independence movements further. The Scottish situation is very clear... the last referendum only failed due to the prospect of leaving the EU and a decade long ascension process, that could be blocked. Now that that's become reality support for independence is stronger than ever. And with the government in distant London doing everything to make it even worse, this support will only rise. The Northern Irish situation is also grim. If the EU has to chose between the Good Friday Agreement and the integrity of the Single Market, it will choose the Single Market 11 times out of 10. and with the Good Friday agreement effectively out of the window, the violence in Northern Ireland will return... and it will be contained on the non-EU side of the border. What you said about the Welsh, is quite interesting... the only people who are not represented in the Union Jack seemed to be thoroughly subdued and resigned to be the laughing stock within the Kingdom. They even voted in a majority for Brexit. But the propect of being the only neglected country in a union of two does understandibly fuel the thought of independence. ...if you think about it, it seems like Boris really wants to end the UK for good. Every policy he does seems so deliberately damaging for the UK and its working people.

[@Crick1952]

I'm pretty sure that NI would vote to unite Ireland before any significant violence broke out. If the vote failed however, then I could definitely see a return of the troubles

[@worldgonecrazy]

Finally someone that can articulate the bigger and more serious implications of this messing around by Johnson, far to much guff about fishing, sovereignty etc...its goes far deeper than that Well done and well said 👏

[@adriansmith5241]

With what army would the EU do its confiscating? you seem to underestimate the power of Royal Navy and Airforce. The EU has been trying to push for its own army and the world does not want or need it, they most certainly are not going to have ours. I will also add that many of UK ships are named after wales and have the welsh flag on front of bow.

[@bikkiikun]

@@adriansmith5241 : The EU doesn't need an army... it could simply detain ships and aircraft under British flag within EU waters or on EU ground. It could also confiscate goods or freeze assets, parked within EU territory and also take real estate. And with 50% of the UK's total trade being with the EU, there would be enough assets to satisfy the UK's debts to the EU. And if the defaulting UK would try to involve its military to avoid paying debts, it would run into the Mutual Defence Clause and would certainly be kicked out of NATO, isolating itself even further. The EU could slap sanctions on the UK economy or punitive tariffs. But the biggest problem for a defaulting UK would likely be the credit rating. Which would force the UK into increasingly expensive borrowing... or abandon/sell out social programs, like the NHS. As I said, this is a possibility... but even now, it is doubtful, the EU would act this fiercely for a few billion GBPs, even if it hurts. A defaulting UK will hurt the British people much much more... by orders of magnitude.

[@lenkacfk7155]

If only Farage wouldn't get his EU pension, it would almost be worth it...

[@FSMDog]

Yes please on the Welsh independence video I'm living in Wales, but likely to vote for it - following Bozo's disasters

[@TheBarca1889]

There has never been an independent united wales. Not even the welsh want it :D

[@run2cat4run]

Hmm I think I move over there

[@leewilliams9689]

@@TheBarca1889 Ddim yn wir / Not true

[@TheBarca1889]

@@leewilliams9689 show me when the welsh were united once in the last 1000 years, other than under the british crown :D

[@fabiansaerve]

Cedric Blum and That means that “not even the welsh want it” ?! How?

[@enric-x]

FOUR nations? Northern Ireland is not a nation, it is an English colony in Ireland.

[@lotusmojo]

Imagine this you and your customer enter in a contract for buying a house and your customer just decide after signing the contract to rewrite it a more convenient one without you knowing or signing it? Tories are modern pirates

[@janmayen3483]

I find it funny that Wales voted to leave the EU but would happily re-join if Scotland could

[@aislingyngaio]

It's been four years of Westminister-led Brexit clownery. Opinions can and do change, esp when presented with new information.

[@countertopconfessions9975]

@@aislingyngaio That's true. But they may still be in favour of leave.

[@sarowie]

voting to leave the EU was just that. Some brexitiers specifically said that leaving the EU would not mean leaving the single market. What brexit means without leaving the single market is an other question, but given how complexe the EU is, you can leave it without creating a mess.

[@lenkacfk7155]

They just noticed that their subsidies have gone...

[@buskergirl]

Celtic Empire is happening, lads

[@fabiansaerve]

Damn that would be cool but not empire 😂 more like union or united

[@kettleworks]

if Scotland and Wales go independent and Ireland reunifies, all we’ll need for a full Celtic union is Cornish and Breton independence, and a transferral of administration of the Isle of Mann

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

No

[@countertopconfessions9975]

I'm Scottish and I think this is a really stupid idea. What's the rationale behind it? Just to stick it to England? That's petty af. You seem awfully sure most people even want something like that. They probably don't. I could maybe get on board with a Celtic council. But at that point it may as well just be the British council. Which we've already got. And let's not forget that England does in fact have celtic heritage too. Even if they've forgotten that. And we in Scotland have quite a lot scandinavian blood too. And may even join the Nordic council should we go independent. Maybe not. But maybe. This is just anti-English bullshit. Political fantasy. No thank you.

[@fabiansaerve]

Countertop Confessions Celtic is not a ethnicity. Nearly everyone could be then Celtic in Europe. Nearly every country in west and Central Europe have Celtic heritage btw... nowadays Celtic is a connection between Celtic languages. A Celtic union doesn’t have to be the same like the UK union. More like a small EU, Benelux, or more and more pacts between European countries. Or like the French-German bund which has an own council. You can create a democratic union based on a friendship between sovereign states. Make your own rules. Scotland alone will be tough for you.

[@Robbedem]

I completely understand why the head of the legal department resigned. Actually, I think the whole legal department should resign. They have no way to solve this issue, so they will be thrown under the bus eventually. Better to leave with some dignity while they still can.

[@physiocrat7143]

Because they screwed up with the WA.

[@physiocrat7143]

@cumquatrct3 A customs border inside a country imposed by another power is a breach of sovereignty. It is effectively ceding territory. The onanistic preferences of politicians and civil servants have no bearing on the matter.

[@richardfarrer5616]

@@physiocrat7143 So why did Boris agree to it then? And why did (some of) the people give him this level of control after the general election? Are you suggesting those favouring Leave are also onanists?

[@physiocrat7143]

@@richardfarrer5616 Put yourself in Johnson's shoes at the time and you will discover why. We can only speculate. He would have been surrounded by people pushing him to agree, possibly against his own better judgement. The EU itself has moved the goalposts, insisting on customs declarations on goods "at risk of" being sent to purchasers in the Republic - which shows how nonsensical the EU's stance is. Nothing will go from the North to the Republic unless someone in the Republic wants it. Johnson ought to have stood firm. The main losers in this are the Irish, who will have to pay the EU tariffs on goods from the UK or get them from mainland Europe, which is a long way away - look on the map and work out the sailing times and you will, I hope, appreciate the problem. It takes about 6 hours to turn round a RoRo ship with accommodation for overnight travel, and the preferred sailing speed is less than 20 knots to keep down the fuel consumption,. Speeds at the approaches to most ports are about 6 knots, and on top of that you have to allow about half an hour for berthing and casting off.

[@fisherfriendman]

@@physiocrat7143 The EU already suggested a hard border between NI and ROI. I don't think that was taken up.

[@ad9898]

I'm looking forward to the trade deals Johnson is going to forge after this.

[@QemeH]

I'm sure he gets banging deals with all sorts of countries after he just demonstrated that he doesn't give a rats arse about breaking them if it suits the kingdom 😈

[@run2cat4run]

Selling NHS off bit by bit

[@jokuvaan5175]

American style of health check for food items so American products can enter UK market more easily. So instead of producers having to prove their product is safe for the customers, it has to be proven by someone else that the product is unsafe.

[@ragerancher]

I hear we have a spiffing deal oven ready with the economic powerhouse of Somalia.

[@ragerancher]

@Angel of Justice the EU will outlast the UK easily.

[@borisgalos6967]

And if Scotland and Wales leave and are able to join the EU expect Cornwall to have a serious independence movement.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

I thought Cornwall had been independent for centuries!

[@CKW10001]

All I can say is the majority of people voted for Borris and his lies. "get brexit done" FFS. Your getting the politicians you deserve. 🙄

[@kayeka4123]

He is getting it done. Just in the worst way possible.

[@neodym5809]

Only 43% voted for his party last election.

[@CKW10001]

@@neodym5809 43% voted for a Conservative government that has a huge majority in the commons, no matter what way you look at it, the dumb have ruled the intelligent, in parliamentary process that is designed to be unfair.

[@neodym5809]

CKW10001 I agree with UKs system requiring reform. Just wanted to make clear that this happens without the majority vote of the people.

[@CKW10001]

@@neodym5809 yes maybe majority wasn't the right word, however 43.6% voted tory where they won 57.5% of the seats. A 1.2% swing upwards created a 48 seat win for the tories, and a 4.2% increase for the lib dems resulted in them losing 1 seat. How can anyone in the UK comprehend that??. In Ireland you under a different system you have generally the same %vote around mid to low 20s, resulted in the same number of seats, but atleast its democratic.

[@GuitarZeroPlus]

In part 2, you forgot to talk about reunited Ireland alongside with Scott independence

[@j94c]

Good to see such varied, nuanced thought in the comments.

[@ButchE30M3S14]

I can't believe this is happening....

[@tedcrilly46]

maybe you're just really really high.

[@appleslover]

Neither do brexiteers

[@cmmndrblu]

This is pretty much what I thought would happen given how shit the Tories are. Bungle themselves into the worst case scenario for the worst off in society. I can only hope it's a cunning plan

[@eleSDSU]

@@cmmndrblu One of Baldrick's, I'm afraid.

[@finlaysime6892]

Yes please!!!! My mum is Welsh (I'm Scottish) and I would LOVE to see and independent Wales/Cymru. A video on Cornwall would be cool aswell. I know there's an idea of increased autonomy or whatever and the video would probably be very short but please think about that. THE CELTS SHALL RISE!

[@butterflysrage]

So NOW Bojo sees the value in a common customs union? Little late to the party there Jo.

[@Simonsvids]

5:22 "Welsh Assembly" now known as "Welsh Parliament" or "Senedd Cymru" from May 2020 but commonly known as "Y Senedd" for short.

[@kalvindeane1]

Rip union

[@TheBarca1889]

scottland just isn't allowed to go away. Either you try civil war or just suck it up :D

[@bigbigbigbigbigman]

@@TheBarca1889 lol yeah right. Scots are gonna abandon this sinking ship.

[@MK-je7kz]

Biggest hurdle with Scottish independence is that they would not be allowed to join EU. Joining EU needs unanimous approval from existing members and Spain wouldn't allow a separatist nation to join EU, because it would encourage Catalonia's independence movement. Imperialism still lives strong among conservatives in Europe.

[@kalvindeane1]

@@MK-je7kz doesnt matter, rip union

[@benkent865]

@@MK-je7kz Wrong, Spain have confirmed multiple times that they will not veto Scottish ascension.

[@QemeH]

Do you think I can convince my bookie that ending the transition period without a deal on the future relationship still counts as the no deal brexit I bet on last year? :D It's fnctionally the same thing... they just kicked the can down the road, but never picked it up.

[@TrabberShir]

If you need to convince him, he is not an honest bookie. Having no deal on the future relationship is the definition of a no-deal brexit.

[@liammistry37]

At what point does the united kingdom, just become england? All of these consiquences were mentioned during the brexit vote... And people act surprised when they actually happen.

[@euansmith3699]

At this rate, we'll be back to Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex.

[@theanyktos]

Well, if there's any good that can come of this, it's that the EU probably doesn't have to worry about other countries leaving anymore. I highly doubt anyone wants this mess to happen to their country.

[@RedHeadForester]

Jeez I didn't realise it had been 6 years already since the Scottish independence referendum... Probably fair for them to have another vote on it in the next couple of years...

[@innocento.1552]

I'm still trying to understand why the EU is not eager to cut off the UK without a deal. I'm wondering if the EU is getting bigger benefits from the UK than they admit publicly; if not, then just get it done with.

[@richardfarrer5616]

Of course the EU gets benefits from UK trade. It's just that the UK gets more benefits from EU trade, so the UK stands to lose more if it doesn't agree a deal.

[@innocento.1552]

@@richardfarrer5616 thanks a lot. I used to believe this too. I just got tired of this whole negotiation mess and was wondering why the EU is still keeping up with it. Evidently they are more patient and calculative than me

[@TomLuTon]

Boris Johnson will beat Neville Chamberlain easily for worst PM

[@ameyas7726]

I thought May was the worst PM!!!

[@DENMARTEL]

Ameya S as a Pole I can happily vouch for Chamberlain as the worst PM

[@martinshaw2079]

Boris Johnson will leave his mark in history as the man who broke up the United Kingdom

[@commonsense3222]

nah Blair the murderer

[@lenkacfk7155]

Well, and Cameron, who kicked this whole thing off.

[@Bolsonaro_em_Haia]

I want to know how the Irish are feeling about these recent events. They can't be good for the GFA.

[@yannikoloff7659]

I guess, same as Mexican feel about gringos

[@buskergirl]

Look up the *Brexit Song* by *Foil, Arms and Hog* , very educational actually.

[@matthewkingston9914]

I'm from the north myself, and honestly, I'm scared. I can see Irish unity easily happening within the next 5 years or so. But if that does happen, I'd be worried about the Loyalist paramilitaries rising up and restarting the troubles

[@lenkacfk7155]

Matthew Kingston , is that really likely? I thought there are too many English people (or people of English descent) living in NI to ever get a majority vote for a united Ireland.

[@Bolsonaro_em_Haia]

@@lenkacfk7155 Maybe I am projecting from what I see here in Brazil, but it takes very few generations for people to consider the surroundings as more significant than ancestry. And word has it that the Unionists are largely Catholic and tend to have more children than their Protestant / Loyalist counterparts. So yes, it looks like Ireland will indeed reunite, albeit hopefully in a peaceful way and quite possibly it will take a decade or two still.

[@Vryaer]

As an american this is kind of interesting but obvious. You will have a very difficult time keeping disparate peoples in one nation if they don't have equal representation. This has occured throughout history many times. Most nations split apart because of political and economic inequalities not foreign invaders

[@gigimalvassora9682]

Too smart to be American .... :) Just joking, hallo from Italy; hope you'll get out very soon from trumpism ...

[@michaelleiper]

Coming from an American, where a vote in Wyoming is worth more than 3 times as much as a vote in California (got to love that electoral college), it seems an odd statement.

[@Vryaer]

@@michaelleiper Big states vs small states pretty old argument although already settled. Small states have more power than they should which was intentional and agreed upon by all states that accepted the Constitution when joining the USA. I agree through that the electoral college is bad. It needs to be drastically reformed or gotten rid of. Maybe it can serve as an election oversight committee with no real power. We could always use more oversight and checks and balances.

[@Vryaer]

@@gigimalvassora9682 Thanks, I hope so too. I wish to see a true conservative party take power not one the either spends too much on the military and big business or one the spends too much on welfare and big business. Through as long as taxes can cover it completely I support welfare too a degree.

[@michaelleiper]

@@Vryaer I have no issue with States having Senators (by State), and representatives (by population). That's checks and balances to give large numbers of small states the ability to block the big states. But the electoral college - specifically on the presidential election - meaning your vote for President counts for more depending on which state you live in... - is a bit iffy to say the least.

[@paolob.5667]

Someone: *talks* Everyone in the House of Commons: wewheirhueuweaaewhrehyrayr

[@thomasdevine867]

I'm all for your doing a story on Welsh independence. I mean how would they handle North South internal trade?

[@diafol666]

Yep Wales is definitely a fixer upper but tons of potential.

[@mathew.1864]

Cymru cyfan...total Wales

[@toffeeFairy]

wachting from the sidelines whilst eating popcorn

[@appleslover]

Irish?

[@roganf4013]

The view from Canada is _amazing_ .

[@appleslover]

Being irish these days would be amazing

[@willbowden6897]

Bojo's legacy is really going to be a destroyed UK? If you'd told me this was possible around 2012, I never would have believed it was possible. And we were just 46 years from hitting the 1,000th anniversary

[@michaelleiper]

1,000th? Scotland joined Great Britain in 1707. Ireland joined in 1801 - then left in 1922, but Northern Ireland stayed on. Where does the 1,000 come from - or is that just an English date? - In which case, there would be no change...

[@tiernanmarron5317]

You've forgotten about the good Friday agreement.

[@xDarkSpotx]

get your independence and join EU, we would welcome you FREE SCOTLAND (at least)

[@yannikoloff7659]

I would say,- Saor Alba!

[@michaelleiper]

@@yannikoloff7659 Surely we would repeat Macron's phrase "Vive L'Ecosse Europeenne."

[@JKaks]

Soon the only solution is a hard border in Ireland to prevent back doors to the single market.

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

At that point, it might become the question if Northern Ireland beats scotland in a race for independance....

[@JKaks]

@@elwinvanhuissteden7729 True. And then the house of cards will fall hard.

[@sarowie]

@@elwinvanhuissteden7729 Nothern Ireland independence? Very funny idea. By joining Ireland, they can switch from british pound to euro. By becoming independent, Nothern Ireland would find it self in a messy situation, as it is both British and Irish and it has to find a middle ground between Ireland and the unpredictable law breakers in London.

[@michaelleiper]

All polls for how people would vote in the case of a hard border show Northern Ireland voting to rejoin Ireland.

[@marcusjt]

Great analysis/explanation, thanks! You need to edit the video description so that your newsletter link is actually a fully qualified working link though, especially as the URL can't be copied & pasted from within the KZbin app

[@Pfooh]

Maybe Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales can form a new Union?

[@lewiswenttotown]

Please do a welsh independence video. Would love an unpolarised view.

[@physiocrat7143]

Just think about the money.

[@rosedavies7202]

I never thought I would see such support for Welsh independence in my lifetime. It's bringing together Tories, Labour, Greens as well as Plaid Cymru supporters. If Scotland leaves the UK, there's no point in us staying as the rump of England.

[@marconatrix]

You may as well annex Cornwall while your at it ;-)

[@richardfarrer5616]

If Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset reform the kingdom of Hwicce, can we join Wales (and Cornwall and Devon) too, please?

[@marconatrix]

@@richardfarrer5616 Greater Dumnonia? ;-)

[@josepheiffe8493]

Another way of saying that support for Welsh independence has jumped by 10% in the past year, is that it gs DOUBLED in the past year!

[@antonrudenham3259]

Can we all at least agree that without the eu none of this crap would ever have happened?

[@BirdLopers]

LOL! oh, if sarcastic then indubitably the very best comment so far, thank you :D (of course, if just seriously bagging the existence of the EU, then oh well, keep trying mate) at least you gave me a laugh either way ;)

[@conorcronin94]

Do a video on Irish reunification

[@TroyHardingLit]

Hang on. Hang on. Soooo, if I can get hold of Scottish citizenship after a hypothetical break up, I might be able to get my EU citizenship back... Run the border!

[@kevingregory-evans6285]

All these problems were very predictable, and I'm sure the Government know of these beforehand. The real question is then why have they gone ahead anyway? That's the issue this video should have addressed.

[@seraaron]

Yesss please do a full video on Welsh independence!

[@shubhamagarwal8960]

Pls Wales and on wales and NI leaving the union

[@shubhamagarwal8960]

I meant make a video

[@physiocrat7143]

@@shubhamagarwal8960 They would be the same as Latvia. No economy to speak of but nice place for a visit.

[@InstaSim6]

Yes, please do a full video on Welsh Independence. It'd be interesting to see it from an unbiased perspective.

[@billyfox6368]

This is all so terrible.

[@LagartoPT]

It says a lot about Bojo when you find yourself missing T. May ...

[@Coccagee]

Yes to a vid on Welsh Indy!

[@faircomment1841]

Welsh independence video please, thanks

[@alunthomas7870]

Would be interesting to see a video on Welsh Independence

[@callumstewart7230]

Yes to welsh independence video lads

[@Adavies58]

Wales now has a Parliament, not an Assembly

[@Paulmroberts1]

Very interesting video. Really well made and clear. More please 👍

[@pepperswan]

I would like a video on Welsh independence, yes please daddy

[@indefatigable8193]

Keep calm and brexit on.

[@KeiKAndLies]

And fall apart in the process, poetic.

[@juliaschiero659]

Omg 😍 yes! as an E.U Citizen I would really like to see a video on the prospects of Welsh independence! I would love to see Wales shine the way Ireland shines today thanks to the EU! 😊✨

[@lenkacfk7155]

Didn't Wales vote pro Brexit? I wouldn't let them into the EU after that - they'd only come for the subsidies.

[@jeroenpotjes5579]

I do not hear or read anything about the infamous Backstop. The parts of the withdrawal agreement that are to be overwritten by the internal market bill seem to me exactly those parts that BoJo negotiated into the withdrawal agreement to get rid of the Backstop. Why is no-one making this link?

[@tlt8919]

Yes mate do the welsh indipendance!

[@ragerancher]

Independence, all e's apart from the first I.

[@GarethBowen]

Surely there must be grave concern around the clause "Notwithstanding inconsistency or incompatibility with relevant international or other domestic law"... this mean this could over-ride any existing UK law... so this has a huge power grab capability. Any contentious law - can just be overwritten

[@themagichatter1054]

I’m honestly not surprised about people wanting independence, I’m English and support for independence from the government has reached roughly 100% in my house.

[@liamolaoghaire]

I like how Northern Ireland is represented with the Union Flag since although they have a de facto flag it’s never been official. Just a nice little touch that shows TLDR to be even more reputable

[@IljaWieselmann]

True, but confusing. The Saint Patrick's Saltire flag is probably not much more upsetting than the union jack and more distinct. The Northern Ireland Assembly flag is less well recognized, but more distinct from the British flag. Yhea, he started that conflict again. Incredible how Boris started a conflicts on each and every side of his small island.

[@EzekielCarvalho]

The fall of a once upon a time, great empire! The UK :(

[@diarmaitodyna8614]

Only thing great about it was its size

[@IljaWieselmann]

@@diarmaitodyna8614... and its arrogance, that will be her down fall.

[@TheBarca1889]

How can you still not get that only the Parliament in Westminster is sovereign and all the other glorified councils have zero constitutional power unless "loaned to" by Westminster.

[@krzysztoftryka399]

The video explained well why what you are saying is not exactly true in this case.

[@TheBarca1889]

@@krzysztoftryka399 The video is wrong though :D . Only parliament is sovereign. And those rights the UK is taking back from the EU is the UKs government to decide what to do with. In my opinion westminster should never give a single power away again as the assemblies have shown themselves clinically incompetent.

[@JD-wf2hu]

You can grasp that pulling back that loaned power without talking about it first might annoy ppl though right? Regardless of if you think it's a good idea.

[@dankjae]

Cedric Blum “should never given... power..[to the assemblies]” ah right, the UK should ignore the referendums which the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish voted for these powers. I wish we could ignore the Brexit one then, if you wanna ignore those devolution ones. Your opinion is why Scots, Welsh and NI want to leave this union. Westminster had failed to serve the other nations, which is why they wanted their own. And Westminster is currently barely serving England (especially Northern England).

[@michaelleiper]

I think you'll find that the law you're relying on (the 1688 Bill of Rights which is what made Parliament paramount in England and Wales) is not actually the law in Scotland. The equivalent law in Scotland also from 1688 - as it was also related to how to handle William of Orange's successful invasion - is the Claim of Right, which is a very different thing and does not make Parliament paramount in Scotland.

[@cmmndrblu]

I'm just sick of Brexit. I hope everything works out and that there are jobs and help for the poorer members of society. That's it. I don't care about the politics. I care that people can earn a wage and keep a roof over their heads.

[@WingoverVideos]

I'm afraid most of the poorest people voted for the conservatives ...

[@thomasgazzard506]

Did TLDR not get the memo? We have a Welsh Parliament now. No longer an Assembly.

[@TheRenegadeMonk]

The devolved assemblies should leave and for a United Celtic States body to apply to the EU.

[@peterscott8920]

That would be kinda cool!

[@peterscott8920]

@Null Pointer lost the unionistic vibe, ey? 😉

[@sonicmeerkat]

i really want a welsh independance video, want something to share to slag off the conservatives.

[@TheBarca1889]

Nobody would take this channel seriously anymore xD Also your reasoning seems to be very pathetic :D

[@sonicmeerkat]

@@TheBarca1889 i'm a furry what do you expect? me to not be a pathetic excuse of a human being?

[@fwcolb]

The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement is a treaty to treat (negotiate) with a fixed end-date for negotiations. As such, the Withdrawal Agreement is justiciable by the International Court of Justice. However, the Withdrawal Agreement expires on December 3, 2020 when the Withdrawal Agreement becomes no longer enforceable as a treaty. The Northern Ireland Protocol cannot apply if there is no deal between the UK and EU. That is because in international law, WTO rules will apply from January 1, 2021.

[@AaaaghJOE]

A mere two Torie government's ago we had a special relationship, with lots of power in one of the worlds 4 super powers, the EU. Soon, we are to be a lone pathetic little England with no power at all.

[@luisalbertosolisvillagomez6986]

I'm not from the UK neither from the EU, but as an outsider I have never seen any other country like the UK that want so badly to commit economic suicide, and not only that but also wants to completely destroy its own union, good luck Scotland, Wales and a full united Ireland in the future may you learn the horrible mistakes of England.

[@viccw2366]

Well right now there's the USA as well :)

[@TheMrNalsur]

I wonder, is David Cameron nervously laughing right now when watching the news? Thinking to himself "Whoa, shit." when his pals at the local pub poke him saying "well done, Dave"

[@siyabongamchunu4342]

I don't understand why polls still get this much airtime...they aren't just less than perfect.

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Wait. Why can't each part of the UK already pass goods to each other without friction? Doesn't that already happen? I understand the NI bit but not the rest...

[@MrBurgeri]

There is not enough pop corn in the world for watching everything that is going down right now.

[@sugarfree1894]

That senior civil servant didn't quit because it was 'a muddle'. He quit because it's wrong.

[@lamb7780]

This legislation also violates the Good Friday Agreement. Ratings agencies should keep an eye on what is happening here, this makes a default on debt more likely.

[@nomnom9426]

Support didn’t jump by more than 10%. Support jumped by almost 100%.

[@jasonevans9665]

Be great to see you do a full vid on Welsh indy 🤞

[@alabama1413]

And the term ‘little Englanders’ goes from rhetoric to reality! What insanity Westminster is attempting to foster on the members of the UK

[@dennisedwards7401]

War with Sotland no problem.

[@Enderwiggan1]

Wow you put such effort into these videos and making the information digestible. Thank you so much TLDR!