Will The UK and EU Ever Reach a Deal? - Brexit Explained

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With 44 days to go, it's worth questioning whether the UK and EU will ever reach a deal? Johnson seems optimistic, insisting that they're making good progress. The EU says they see no such progress and that they're prepared for a no-deal Brexit. In this video, we discuss how negotiations are going and why they've been struggling to come to an agreement.
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[@Tenkoman]

"The series got cancelled after 4 seasons due to bad ratings and no positive feedback from foreign markets"

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

Too real.

[@TheAvidaEuros]

and cuts in budget

[@slinkerdeer]

Feedback from foreign markets 😂🤣

[@michaelm3691]

What are you talking about? The rest of the EU loves following this sh!t.

[@AnneH1021]

Lol

[@FriedrichHerschel]

To me, it's Season 1 - pre-Brexit until Referendum, with Camerons resigning as season finale and cliffhanger for the next season Season 2 - May got into power, and up to the new general election, with the season finale the GE itself. The cliffhanger is obviously that May lost her majority instead of gaining seats Season 3 - Up until May got thrown out, with the cliffhanger for the next season being exactly that Season 4 - Since Johnson is in power. Might be a short season, though, producers propably decide at the end of October if they prolong the series, make a spin-off and if they do a re-cast.

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

Seems about right

[@FaerieDust]

Yeah, that's pretty much it 👍

[@QemeH]

And in typical TV fashion, they had planned a good season 1 and then it went downhill from there. Like, how realistic is it that the house of commons ACTUALLY believes that the PM could break the law to push his agenda? Not as a political statement, but they are for real thinking he might. Come on, I'm not watching "London has fallen" here. I started this for the thrill of real life politics! But it's just getting riddiculous... And now they killed of my favourite character, I don't think I'll be watching much longer...

[@sirdarkon4517]

Yup i always thought its like this too

[@nameless5413]

recasts in season 3 and 4? wow BBC is desperate isnt it? (last ep of S3 recast to Johnston, and end of season 4) Lets face it ITV dose not have the backbone to make this and noone else has the budget. ITV being Ireland and BBC the UK

[@hafizajiaziz8773]

"It is going to be a shit show" -Lord Buckethead

[@Siathuan]

With the way things are going, Lord Buckethead will end up as the PM - and it can only be an improvement!

[@hafizajiaziz8773]

I remember a quote but can't remember who said it, "Be happy if this is the worst day in your life, because any other day will be better than this one"

[@ringodooby]

Why is he not in charge?

[@yetanotherRjven]

legendary quote

[@EMSpdx]

@@Siathuan Lord Buckethead as PM=Bran as King of the Six Kingdoms

[@NotHPotter]

A Northern Irish backstop leading to a unified Ireland would be a pretty poetic series finale.

[@QemeH]

I don't know... I don't like these "and then there was peace" endings. Like, you never resolved any of the underlying issues and they just... get on suddenly? I hope the writers come up with something more realistic.

[@NotHPotter]

@@QemeH Lol, who said anything about peace? I'm just saying that separating NI from the rest of the UK would significantly improve arguments for reunification, and would probably initiate talks to look into that since it would be economically closer to the Republic of Ireland than the UK.

[@Damogen]

NOT having the backstop is likely to cause that.

[@raitchison]

Honestly No-Deal has more potential for spin offs including Irish Unification and Scottish Independence both of which are good for several seasons of quality drama.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Michael Wade It’s not about economics.

[@thomasjetzer2823]

31st of January, 2344. The British Iles local Governmental body asks the unified Alliance of Human nations for the traditional one-year extension to the brexit deadline, which will be granted, as is custom. Noone is really sure anymore what that means exactly or how this tradition started but it seems important considering how many times their ancestors did it.

[@strangelic4234]

The tradition has come under scrutiny lately though, as the settlers on Sirius 5, who claim mainly English heritage, use large areas of their forests to build wooden crates for their red model buses.

[@estabansidhe]

The best bit was the cliff hanger between season 2 and 3 where May calls an election to solve the issue.

[@Jermbot15]

I don't think anyone saw that turning on her so completely. But in hindsight it was really necessary to bring the DUP characters into the fold so that the Irish Border complication didn't come out of the blue.

[@Kianistani]

Sam Chadwick haha. Yes, without that we could’ve been in a very different and maybe far worse place. Depending on what your preferred destination is That was probably one single biggest cock up in the whole sad story of brexit. And to think of the arrogance and hubris with which the Tories went into that election

[@Kianistani]

Jermbot15 True that! I did not think of it that way. You make a good point

[@CMontgomeryBurns09]

"Solve."

[@richardayton6862]

Actually, season 4 was split into two mini-seasons, with prorogation making up the break between them.

[@NadirAgha]

Now prorogation itself has started to be turned into new series

[@theMoporter]

Split cours are so annoying.

[@iampuff7]

It was the same season the cast was just on summer break

[@DreamskyDance]

Prororogation is mid-season finale and a cliffhger.

[@lybix]

awesome!! LOL

[@Phantom_Kraken]

“They’ll make a deal” Me: Holds X to doubt

[@FMB_Bmg]

Don't even have to use intuition for that.

[@kinga6347]

X

[@Copernicus22]

​@Halon's Razor if the UK can't play nice with the other EU member states, they should stand in the corner, leave, and come back when they can behave again.

[@anghelnisca4597]

Peacekeeper You got it right buddy god bless you.

[@CHALETARCADE]

@Halon's Razor Don't you mean the UK won't exist in 20 years?

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

the seasons of Brexit have been acknowledged! Can't wait until TLDR starts a video with "on the last episode of Brexit..."

[@yannikoloff7659]

Not in this century

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

@@yannikoloff7659 I meant as starting a recap, not as announcing the end... Because there will be no end XD

[@TroyVan6654]

It's called "previously on Brexit".

[@alunea3527]

With Dragon Ball Z background music please.

[@MrBurgeri]

So, is there going to be a spin-off series called "Independent Scotland"?

[@alcar32sharif]

and "Unified Irland"

[@JimboRustles]

Eurgh, I hope not, I hate retconning. They clearly said that the referendum was a "once in a generation" thing back in the Scotland miniseries.

[@xavermeier8357]

What about a little Boris the Hulk crossover?

[@LeeCaithness]

Hopefully

[@renhoeknl]

How is 'No Deal' a threat to Europe? I'm in Holland, and while we would be impacted a lot compared to others countries, I don't care if they leave without a deal. In fact, we see large companies moving to our country due to Britains stance.

[@abc68130]

Because it isn't. Hard Brexiteers including Johnson use this as an excuse to steer towards the no deal Brexit they want.

[@tryrshaughroad551]

Well it might be a problem for some industries that have integrated British factories in their supply chains, such as the German automotive industry. If these companies take a hit and for example default on their bank loans, it could trigger a chain reaction in the European money market, which currently is under huge pressure because of Italy. It's not very likely but it is a possibility. Now that could be stopped if the German government intervened so there's that.

[@micallef87]

By your own admission you say you would be impacted more than others and that still doesn't bother you? The U.K. is the Netherlands 3rd biggest buyer ($47b, that's 10% of your country's exports and 6% of the Netherlands GDP). Saying you don't care about your fellow countryman's employ-ability/job stability is pretty shocking really. I hope a deal is reached for everyone's sake. It'll take a long time for the 'large' companies you say to make up that 6% gdp. What are those companies out of interest?

[@jansenonline]

@@micallef87 I'll tell you buddy, we grow your food over here. All your produce, , millions upon millions of chickens, pigs, cows. And yeah it will be hard to move them for about 10 days before selling them to someone else. At that point our problem is solved, how about yours, got a spare food source on that island do you?

[@lickybits]

Deal or No deal we in the UK want an end to it, its the politicians who don't want to leave who are creating the problem, most I talk to in the UK say lets leave the EU, let Germany and France bankroll the other EU members between themselves Britain has paid enough into it without getting much in return, the only thing being in the EU does is help the poorer nations at the expense of the richer ones like Britain, its become a wasteful, useless monster, i'm not sure if a no-deal is any worse than the deal May agreed to, but from what I hear a no-deal is a better option than the deal may accepted, so I'm hoping that we come out on the 31st with a no-deal, and leave Germany and Framce and the other richer nations to continue to bankroll, and if I was form Holland i'd be happy like yourself with my lot, its a win/win for your country either way, staying in the EU taking more out than you put in, taking business from this fiasco, congrats

[@adamtideman4953]

I'm not British but I am very pro Brexit.. ...because now no other country wants to leave the EU. Thank you Brexiteers for uniting Europe.

[@alphamikeomega5728]

Not even the UK wants to anymore (ever since around the time of the 2017 GE, according to polling)!

[@fhol]

while there is a kernel of truth in this, it is also a most cynical attitude.

[@Alternate1234ify]

@Adam Tideman Sort of the same way no Eastern European country wanted to leave the Warsaw Pact after the Soviet Union crushed the Hungarian uprising in 1956.

[@frinkls5347]

The best thing to have come up from all of this lol even fascists are abandoning euroskepticism!

[@Damogen]

@@Alternate1234ify Ah yes, the BIG evil EU us oppressing you poor helpless Brits by offering you any deal imaginable. while at the same time being the only ones to actually put pressure on your politicians to get on with it.

[@leclaris]

Season 1 : Brexit is comming. season 2 : A new rule Season 3 : THE RED DEAL Season 4: the date is set :P

[@eronabcj1693]

-A new vote -The EU strikes back -Return of the (??)

[@MoraFermi]

I see two options here. 1. We will be discussing new Brexit deadlines until 2040. 2. We will be talking about the new IRA attack this November.

[@TimeTripper79]

Let em attack. Wouldn't mind a few digs at the Irish.

[@jesuszamora6949]

@@TimeTripper79 I don't think it's Ireland that's going to be hurt by IRA attacks. The Irish have tried their best to preserve the GFA - all blame for the closing goes to the UK.

[@Sarcastix7]

There isn't a deal. This is just the withdrawal agreement. The future relationship and future trade deal hasn't even been touched on yet

[@vladescu3g]

LOL showing Daily Mail as "news" is like telling Boris wants a deal.

[@666Tomato666]

a broken clock shows correct time twice a day

[@peterebel7899]

Did you ever watch yesterdays press conference held at the end of Boris Johnson's meetings with EU instead of reading some British press? If yes you might have recognized: - Boris Johnson preferes even not to show up at all. (I never saw this in worldwide diplomacy, very unprofessional) - EU position was laid on the table very clear. - Status: There are no negotiations at all. Time is running out. All signs are pointing no deal exit October 31st. Simple and clear.

[@peterebel7899]

@James Berry You are trying to rewrite history. Always fine for a Breiteer to blame others. The Backstop proposal to solve the GFA issue was brought on table and edited by Britain, not the EU. Sorry, there is a worm in your brain, I call it Maybot.

[@QemeH]

The PM of Luxemburg litterally said: "I was here to listen to any proposals. But he just talks and we have no legal text to discuss whatsoever." Even if this is just an attempt to pass the blame to the EU, he's doing a bad job at it. All the time the EU leaders are like: Give us your proposal how to protect the single market and honor the good friday agreement, and we'll gladly revisit the backstop. It was gonna be temporary anyway, so if you can solve it now, you're very welcome. But you can't solve it by saying "I can solve it." That's not how this works; that's not how any of this works.

[@Alternate1234ify]

@@QemeH It's not the UK's job to "protect the single market." If the EU would stop being so protectionist, the Irish border issue wouldn't exist.

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

@@Alternate1234ify It is the EU's job to protect the single market. And they're doing just that; no deal if the UK can't guarantee it won't corrupt the single market. Simple as that. If the UK wouldn't be leaving, the Irish border issue wouldn't exist... man, it IS easy to shift the blame onto others, isn't it?

[@QemeH]

​@@Alternate1234ify That is brilliant! The EU is being protectionist because they want to enforce custom checks on their borders? Tell me, why did the UK want to leave again? Surely not border security and immigration, right? :D

[@Crick1952]

0:25 that "back in season 1" gag literally made me lmao 😂

[@IzinTheBzin]

Johnson is NOT trying to get a deal...

[@strangelic4234]

My guess: He will continue doing nothing, then refuse to send the letter and giggle when he's taken to court and loses his office - temporarily. The EU will accept a different request for a delay that is sent by ... anybody. We're past anything that was described in art 50, so why bother with nitpicking. The upcoming economic downswing gains momentum, the British press go even more bonkers, blames the economic trouble on everybody but BJ - because he, the hero and martyr, had tried to do the right thing but was stabbed in the back and sentenced to community service. BJ makes yet another comeback, with a Tory party whose leadership has been stripped of anybody who was leaning to the centre. Or to sanity. Please tell me this is a tinfoil hat theory.

[@Kashchey1]

@@strangelic4234 project fear still alive? Britons didn't capitulate in 1940, and there's no reason to capitulate now. Majority of the country doesn't care traitors from London will be forced pay more for avocado toast.

[@strangelic4234]

@@Kashchey1 I don't fear what I wrote - I just believe it's the most reasonable explanation for his actions. I'd like to see a brexit in October. Invoking it was wrong, but as BJ is neither interested in nor capable of negotiating a deal, and the British parliament continues failing their own citizens, it has to end now.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Strangelic When exactly did the press become Boris’ cheerleader? 90% of them nit pick anything he says.

[@Alternate1234ify]

@Izin Johnson already voted for the May deal once. Why don't you think he'd settle for a deal?

[@chinchenping]

Boris Trumson : "I have the best progresses, there are huge !"

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

"believe me"

[@nameless5413]

i do not think Boris can make UK great again, he is not even Queen or anything, as far as we know. (last great UK time was what? Queen Victoria times? because between WWII and entering EU it was not great, than there was the Thatcher era and whilst there are huge time gaps in between there was not much good up until mid 70s. And arguably death of Leyland helped noone so there is precedence for failure. He dose however project much more control over his mental faculties than Donald von Drumpf.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@nameless5413 That's where I must rebuke you, Boris is a queen..... A drama queen!

[@nameless5413]

@@jeckjeck3119 ahaha good one. yeah in that case sure, but i meant queen like ... you know Freddie Mercury.

[@marioanothlp]

Not a queen but a king he is. Don't you see him prancing around showing evryone his beautiful clothes? They were made for him and only him, in fact I think only he can see them......

[@calvinlimgo]

The EU have already negotiated a deal. It's not the EU stopping the UK, it's the Brexiteers themselves.

[@steveaustin4118]

That deal was crap

[@calvinlimgo]

@@steveaustin4118 that would still have given you brexit. And it's a withdrawal agreement, any deal would be negotiated after the withdrawal agreement. Any by what definition now you say that treaty is crap. Where in referendum say what kind of deal. Leave is leave right? That treaty is manner of leaving.

[@zacharybohlman4069]

Steve Austin it was the only deal possible despite what you were told in the beginning and £5 says you don't even know what was in it you just listen to Farage rant about it

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

@@zacharybohlman4069 Give steve some time to read up on it before he accepts your bet?

[@Carl-hs420a]

Why would people who want to leave the EU delay us leaving the EU? That's just stupid. May's "deal" is Brexit-in-name-only and everybody knows it. For Remoaners, it's the first step out of the EU and therefore unacceptable, and for Brexiteers it's the first step into becoming a vassal state and therefore unacceptable. No deal can prove satisfactory to everyone, nor should it. The only deal that needs to work is one that works for those who voted to Leave the EU. Remoaners don't have to be pleased or placated about it, they just have to suck it up or--unironically--leave.

[@Xoque551]

Hey TLDR, I just want to say how much of a pleasure it is to watch your videos. I never thought that I'd be interested in the nuances of Brexit, let alone the Parliamentary procedures and the fascinating political moves occurring on a near-daily basis. I love your voice and I love your slick presentation -- it's absolutely captivating and unparalleled when it comes to consistent clarity. I also particularly love the simple images/phrases that act as motifs for complex ideas (like a gray "No Deal" book vs. a blue "Trade Deal" book; or the banners at 7:09 for Johnson's insistence of scrapping the backstop vs. the EU's insistence on ensuring a backstop). I don't know how you do it so fast, processing all the political/legal details AND making videos about those details immediately after the events happen in real life. It's always a pleasure to watch your newest upload first among the other channels I'm subscribed to. KZbin is greater because of your content! Keep up the EXCELLENT work! :)

[@kasupa14]

I absolutely agree! Commenting to increase the chances TL;DR sees your compliment ^^

[@StYxXx]

Yes, I really learned a lot

[@ouonouanwilfried-desire7758]

This opening had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HenriZwols]

Glad you're still with us.

[@MrTosh120]

The UK will leave the EU in the year 2050.

[@appeltjes124]

Hopefully it wont have an anticlimactic ending, with all the build-up over that time.

[@kevinhixson1586]

It will leave because the eu wouldve collapsed already

[@Annishark]

@@kevinhixson1586 how often was the eu claimed to collaps any moment and we are still waiting? The Eu will not collapse soon

[@Foxino]

I'm from the future (2150) and May Jr just failed to get the new deal through parliament again. I think they're reusing old content at this point..

[@aneesh2115]

@@Foxino is it the now largest delete in parliamentarian history?

[@ChristianIce]

We did already. May signed it, Tories signed it, the HoC didn't. Not an EU's problem.

[@Alternate1234ify]

Fair enough. If the May withdrawal agreement doesn't go through, then the EU will be out tens of billions of pounds.

[@QemeH]

Well... it's not quite as easy, I'm afraid. It's good international practice that treaties need to be ratified. I don't know where you are from, but if it's a EU country then you have a ratification process in your country, too. And it most certainly involves the parliament needing to agree to the deal. That's what we call democracy: The elected representatives need to sign off on any deal made by the diplomats. And if a deal is not signed off at home, you need to get back to the negotiations. That is what happend with a lot of EU deals actually (CETA for example stuggled with this quite a lot). HOWEVER, it is kinda incumbent on the diplomats of the country saying "no" to then give indications on how to move forward. You can't just go "My parliament said no, so give me something different." That's not how negotiations work. You need to tell people what it is you think you need for the deal to be approved and you need to negotiate what you are giving up for it. Or maybe you can even propose a solution that's better for both sides AND will be agreed to by your parliament? That would be optimal. But whichever way you look at it, it's not the job of all the countries agreeing to a deal to guess what your parliament needs... And THAT is why your conclusion (that it's not the EU's problem) is correct, even if your route is a bit flawed.

[@ChristianIce]

@@QemeH Well, it is easier than you think, if you do it right. Barnier was in constant contact with EU members, getting feedback on their ideas and wishes, *BEFORE* finishing the final deal. That's why EU members accepted it, because they knew already what was in it, and they already agreed to the content. Now, if Theresa May forgot to ask the HoC what was good for them, seeking a large majority on the final text before signing it, it would have passed. That's a route which is not flawed ;)

[@ChristianIce]

@@Alternate1234ify Peanuts. If you think that 9 billions (which are UK's net contribution) are a problem for 27 countries, 3 of those in the G7, you really believe too many buses. I'll let you check the goverment budget of France, Germany and Italy alone. 9 billions is a sneeze.

[@QemeH]

@@ChristianIce That we can agree on. May thought she had parliament under control and she didn't. That is clearly a miscalculation on her part, yes.

[@ems3337]

Thank you for keeping us all informed about Brexit

[@CzornyLisek]

That would only create new civil war

[@planetsaturn1300]

I remember when the EU agreed to the 6 month extension back in March they said 'Don't waste time'...and what has happened? They've wasted a lot of time...

[@TheMixCurator]

The funny thing is, this is only the beginning of Brexit - we've not even reached an agreement to actually leave. There's at least 5, 10 years of trade negotiations to look forward to. I'd imagine we'll be hitting series 20 of Brexit before it gets back to "normal"

[@Lumpology]

Season 1: The show no one saw coming Season 2: The unwanted but good sequel Season 3: The critically a claimed third season Season 4: The controversial fourth season Season 5: The unconfirmed fifth season

[@TheAvidaEuros]

Season 6: An anatomy of a disaster - Full recap

[@spoopytime9928]

Bojo: Hello, this is Team Boris and welcome to our Brexit negotiation speedrun. Gove: *white powder all over his face* yeeeeeeeeeeeeeee boiiiiiiiiiiiii Javid: *e g g* Rees-Mogg: i sleep Bojo:*starts negotiations* Bojo: Forgot to tell everyone...it's in hardcore mode.

[@Albimar17]

Rory Stuart: And there was this pipe and white powder on the table. To get the no deal (puff puff) off the table. And everyone passed it 'round and I smoked it. And it was good.

[@Albimar17]

Donald Tusk: Please - do not - waste this time. UK: Don't you worry, Donald! We won't :)

[@PixelPhobiac]

Why should I finish my homework when the government doesn't even finish theirs in time?

[@firch7123]

I advise you to finish your homeworks, otherwise you'll be like the government,, in a total mess.

[@johnlenschow1]

Another great video. What platform do you use for animation?

[@lordvanilla8075]

Remember the pilot when James Cameron called for the referendum.

[@exantiuse497]

That was at the end of Season 1

[@micallef87]

I thought JAMES Cameron directed the series?

[@JimboRustles]

Pilot episode was from the late 90s, with Nigel Farage being bored of his job as a commodities broker.

[@iamjustamazin]

@0:13 this is KZbin/internet. You will be corrected regardless of whether you are right or wrong! 😂😂😂😂

[@MisterJasro]

Fake news. Where are your facts. Stinking communist brexiteer. Yhea sorry. I had to prove you right. :D Have a :) day

[@iamjustamazin]

@@MisterJasro ;)

[@erwinveenhoven]

Where is the 'it's easy and everything will be better' story line from the pilot? That was the part that most audience members liked and was the base for the sign op for season one in the first place! This Brexit goes the way of StarWars with all this subversion of expectations.

[@lucasward5155]

I’d actually love to see a long running Brexit TV show a few years down the line lmfao

[@dylantaylor3139]

I cant wait for the Berxit boxset to come out. I'm cleaning off my VCR player right now.

[@kurgo_]

You have to feel for EU diplomats, it's like they're having to deal with toddlers when brexit is concerned.

[@NaokisRC]

Did you mean the HoC or the uk public? Both are as bad as each other. We're stubborn as fuck to just admit "we fucked up" and are pursuant to a dream even when the facts tells us otherwise. But you say anything like that, youre insulted, degraded and then told how evil the EU is, how well we are doing and how much better we will be even with no deal. It really does seem to be some kind of utopian idea and any questions are seen as heresy. Where as me, I'm watching it happen from the same land and feeling rather disappointed at everyone here involved in it. And I thought Boris was a quirky but funny guy, now I cant think anything but what you said, toddler who is bullishly pushing his own agenda through for whatever personal reasons he has. Whether you support that pressure or not, its a hell of a controversial move and with a huge potential to massively backfire and fuck a lot of people over for a long time. "Great" Britain is divided and will not be healed anytime soon. Most likely utter disaster will be needed before this dumb referendums consequences will be put behind us

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Naoki Saito Yes, the poor remainers are so oppressed. With 90% of the media, the education establishment, the multi nationals and most of parliament on the remain side. You must live in the upside down.

[@JimboRustles]

They're not any better. Have you ever seen Verhofstadt act in parliament?

[@Andrea-lq8so]

As Tilbrook (Solicitor ) And Cash (Senior Cons MP) have stated, we left the EU March 31st. However, the courts delayed the response to this case to point the solicitors only had 3 days left in which to get final docs to the court and, as for the media, not a peep was heard. No surprise there. It's amazing how quickly the courts reacted to the trumped up nonsense about Bojo breaking the law. Again, no surprise on the super fast response of the courts on this.

[@WAMTAT]

Loving the podcast, keep up good work

[@VinceroAlpha]

The Brexit series just isn't the same without Bercow & OOOOOORRRRDDDAAA!

[@JetfireQuasar]

"Will they make a deal" no cause a negotiation you can't walk away from isn't a negotiation. So the EU hold all the power and will make it so it benefits them the most which parliament will never vote for

[@ethanwebb6162]

Well said

[@ethanwebb6162]

The negotiation leverage we handed to them on a plate

[@aimeerivers]

Really good video. Informative and interesting. The best you’ve done in a long time. Thanks!

[@redbeanbunny]

TLDR you're doing so well, keep it up! It's so good to see you guys grow

[@dmitrimendeleev4401]

He‘s just trying „his best“ to prevent to go to prison.

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

That's likely... although the question remains if he faces jail in the event of a no deal

[@exantiuse497]

Elwin van Huissteden He is required by the law to ask for extension, if he refuses to do it he will have broken the law (the crime is abuse of political position or something like that) and will go to court and potentially face jail time. If he manages to get no deal without breaking the law (e.g. if he gets a general election before that or if the EU denies the extension) then nothing will happen, no deal in and of itself isn't illegal

[@user-wl7bw5hq6l]

Lets solve this in an indian way. All pro brexit move south. All anti brexit goes north. Split the country.

[@dutchman7623]

Did not work out very well, did it?

[@FriedEgg101]

But currently pro-brexit is up north and anti-brexit down south. Why would we swap?

[@scorpixel1866]

@@FriedEgg101 Sandwich time, the Brexit territory will be everything North of the Thames up to the Hadrian Wall, everything else is allowed to stay at the condition of dressing like stereotipical gentlemens, tuxedo monocle and fake moustache, canes and fancy hats are optional

[@dutchman7623]

@@FriedEgg101 Do not take any risk that someone is satisfied!

[@DirtyPoul]

@@dutchman7623 Surely it'll work better then because the English border drawer would know more about the UK than India.

[@markwarnants]

Is it going to be on google podcasts?

[@Inucat]

thank you for these videos and can't wait to listen to the podcast

[@TomasMarcionis]

You have to do a video about new EU tax avoidance laws which will come in power from 01/01/20 and will end money laundering to everyone who is in favour of no deal brexit.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Will it apply to Luxembourg as well? and Ireland? They’re in a bit of bother it seems. Nice to know what they are using to threaten Ireland.

[@TomasMarcionis]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 This law will apply in whole EU. I imagine there are a lot of rich people who avoiding taxes, but I'm in favour of it

[@Kashchey1]

@@TomasMarcionis don't worry, eurocrats won't be affected.

[@matijakolaric116]

We did reach a deal, the UK is moving through the 5 phases of grief, currently in the fourth.

[@bertiehobson6046]

I can literally hear the smile in your voice as you explain the ‘Seasons of Brexit’

[@zenopath1]

No deal isnt a ¨real possibility¨, it's a certainty. Johnson has no intention of actually getting a deal.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

Damn right, Brexit will be a cliff-hanger once it happens... as in the UK dangling, clinging to the edge of a cliff!

[@ronin5420]

If no deal happens the most likely scenario is that Scotland will try to leave the UK and join back the EU, Northern Ireland would be next. That is just my guess for the years to come if no deal goes through

[@andrewpaulhart]

Scotland has a big problem though. If they are successful it will give encouragement to all the other independence movements in the EU ... most importantly the basques. Because of this I expect Spain the veto Scotland joining the EU

[@HenriZwols]

@@andrewpaulhart I don't think so. In this scenario Scotland will be leaving a union that is not part of the EU to enter the EU. That's totally different from a region of a country that is part of the EU to become independent and not be part of the EU.

[@lvoldum]

@Henri Zwols Wisely phrased! And, btw, Spain already has nodded yes to Scotland under those circumstances...

[@andrewpaulhart]

Henri Zwols good point

[@ronin5420]

Henri Zwols but Andrew also has a point because if this was to happen Catalunha who is itching to be independent from Spain would try again to and more fiercely than the last time. Seeing that Scotland was successful would only fire up Catalunha imo.

[@k.schmidt2740]

First of all, thank you for all your wonderful videos!! That said, one symbol you have used quite a bit is strange to me: If that mitt that you use to illustrate "the backstop" is supposed to be a baseball mitt, then the term "backstop" is a misnomer. The only "stop" on a baseball team is the "SHORTstop" - who is indeed a kind of backstop behind the pitcher, but is not called that. :-)

[@illusive-mike]

As a member of a peripheral demographic (EU resident), I'm hyped for Season 5 to start the heavily foreshadowed "Divided Kingdom" arc.

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

Too bad the main protagonist David "Ned Stark" Cameron died in Season 1

[@Coldheart322]

Don't insult Ned like that!

[@silverelephantgaming5033]

Are you guys going to talk about the Lib Dems policy of revoking Article 50 if they win a General Election? How likely is it to work?

[@danesesse]

If they actually won the election of course it will work. He did a video about revoking article 50. Legally the u.k can do that at any point.

[@andrewpaulhart]

Sadly exactly the same likelihood as the Lib Dem’s getting elected

[@HenriZwols]

The chance of LibDem winning absolutely majority is 0. Well strictly speaking, from a mathematical standpoint, it is not 0, just like the chance of you winning 2 lotteries in one day and then on your way home being struck by lightning isn't 0.

[@AaronOkeanos]

At least there is one good thing to that. They never lied about their intentions. Something not all can claim for themselves. If you like their decission or not, but it was less damaging than the secrets and the lies and the desception and vote on this but not on that thing to push a certain outcome. Honesty is a quality not to be underestimated. And the government has shown none.

[@goodlookingcorpse]

There is effectively no chance of the Liberal Democrats winning a majority. The promise is basically a symbolic gesture. Personally I suspect they were trying to show they were more anti-Brexit than the SNP or Greens.

A warning to all countries to teach facts not propaganda in schools.

[@kevinstefanov2841]

If nothing significant happens by 31st October, I'm officially stopping to give a shit about Brexit, and am completely convinced nothing serious will ever come out of it.

[@ouonouanwilfried-desire7758]

Season 1. The referendum arc Season 2. Theresa May arc Season 3. Boris Johnson arc We're still in season 3 😊

[@Raymint]

It ends October 31st, when we find out whether Johnson kept his promise. Shit's gonna go down after that date!

[@alexandersokolnik1596]

Raymint Well, whatever happens in Season 3 we all know Season 4 is going to be fire.

[@Raymint]

@@alexandersokolnik1596 And it'll start 5 episodes before the end of Power - rolling me off smoothly from one show to another.

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

May took 2 seasons though, thanks to the general election. One where she has reason to believe she's got this, and one where everything starts falling apart

[@Raymint]

@@elwinvanhuissteden7729 ... Damn, this is more complicated than I thought.

[@lukasjacobs2358]

Aaaand, where do I listen to my podcasts? Audible. Of course. The only major service you don't support :D

[@InterjectionVideos]

???

[@antoniaf1886]

I wish you didn’t feel like you had to add some reassurance before talking about your merch, podcasts or asking people to subscribe. I actually really liked having the podcasts included in the videos. Keep up the good work!

[@williamporter8718]

Can't you use series instead of season for British politics?

[@jjosephs6521]

I dont understand the difference?

[@dewexdewex]

@@jjosephs6521 Series is more a UK English term, Season is American.

[@AnimeOtaku2]

Christopher Josephs it’s a dialect difference, tv shows being in seasons is an American thing, UK calls it a series, America uses series for the entire run of the program.

[@brendancolohan9671]

We can call british politics a joke ATM, it's hilarious to watch and ppl don't realise this is their lives, the politicians are gonna see food shortages they won't see any of the bad stuff coming with a no deal, they Wana keep it the way it is so all their friends can keep their money in offshore accounts.

[@jjosephs6521]

@@dewexdewex Thanks, I'm an American/Australian I've always used it the American way. I didn't even know that there was a different was. Lol.

[@Markus__B]

Give NI back to the Irish, no Backstop needed and you can leave however you like. But please leave. Quick. And silent.

[@liam12361]

Its more complicated then that

[@paulallen579]

The DUP absolutely doesn’t want that and the Tories need them to form a majority in parliament.

[@TheMattHardyFan21]

@@paulallen579 Not even with the DUP they get a majority in this parliament, and if you are talking about next parliament, the polls say the DUP, is likely to lose some of its seats in westminster as fall out from their role in the negotiation, so they might not even be useful to form a government with so little mps

[@marcusdoe6552]

Hmm, another "liberal" "Democrate".. Give away a people and a territory without giving said people a vote. Nothing liberal or democratic in you buddy 😂. Future fascists will call themselves anti-fascists - Churchill 2019 😂

[@elwinvanhuissteden7729]

Let NI hold a refferendum on independance like Scotland had?

[@nacholibre4516]

I understand that the last season will be a disaster movie. It will be called :"The day after we took back control".

[@marlontrulzsch8081]

I love how it could easily be a real netflix series😂

[@Copernicus22]

IMHO if the UK can't play nice with the other EU member states, they should stand in the corner, leave, and come back when they can behave again. PS The EU is a democratic system with more indirect democracy as your used to but which you can change if you vote for leaders with different ideas. Your just not used to politics on a bigger scale as the UK. The EU is a peace project, you can't just jeopardize peace because of a few demagogues can you?

[@jimhill5996]

...common sence to me

[@peterdixon7734]

A huge percentage of the public think this phase of Brexit - deal or no deal - is the end of the matter. They have no idea that it is merely the start of protracted trade and alignment negotiations on future trade relationships with the EU. If we leave with no deal, the UK will be back - the next day - to start hustling for a deal on our future trade status with the EU. That will be a nasty surprise to TV watchers who do not understand that this entire purgatorial experience has been about a withdrawal deal.

[@Shredding101]

Any one know where I can stream S2 of brexit again?

[@EnriqueHipolito]

How do you remove the next suggested videos? it's basically covering half of the screen and hiding the names of your supporters.

[@richierich1835]

Using VHS Tapes As Props ? I Think Only People Over The Age Of 30 Are Going To Know What they Are lool

[@not_today_satan-wu2ib]

The last time I was this early the uk was still in the eu

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Yass! get on the podcasts!

[@dutchman7623]

It is NOT about a trade deal, still talking about a withdrawal agreement.

[@ReatuKrentor]

If the UK keeps throwing tantrums, they won't.

[@awesomebro3659]

here is a great idea, LETS STAY IN THE EU!!!!! call me crazy but we would not be in this mess if we never had the referendum.

[@petergreen8101]

At last, the voice of reason!

[@inquaanate2393]

The voice of elitist tyranny.

[@peterebel7899]

Without referendum Britain wold be one century behind like it is with the referendum. Either way stupid, selfish/egocentric and widely uninformed/uneducated.

[@peterebel7899]

@James Berry Is there need for any government/administration in Brexistan at all? Keep your splendid feelings, keep isolated. Never get irritated by reality or any other influence, that's all dictatorial and undemocratic.

[@peterebel7899]

@James Berry My friend, I know. My company is trading with 200+ countries around the word. All those contracts are one to one. Today, as member of the EU. We are even doing some business with Brits. But the Brits do not want this in future. Brace prior to your wakeup call!

[@---id4dc]

What do we say to the lord of Brexit? Not today.

[@LordLorenzo834]

In your dreams, he says back

[@Omni0404]

I don't even read what the video is, if it's a TL:DR video i click it instantly.

[@BIGDZ8346]

Now even he refer to it as a TV Show 🤣

[@imemine7]

i'm waiting for the musical episode.

[@barbsroshilda6530]

Hopefully we will never have a “deal” with the EU.

[@MrJonsonville5]

I thought you guys called them "series" over there.

[@gn0015]

Hoping that the ending won't be as bad as Lost or Seinfeld.

[@deanh6334]

great video!

[@declanmcardle]

Intransigent might be too big a word for leavers...

[@Artosk]

I take issue with theories that Borris want a no deal exit, people were saying for a long time that he didnt even really want to leave and it was a ploy to become PM, and now suddenly the same people are claiming he not only now wants brexit but to crash out entirely

[@mr31337]

In Season 4, Johnson eats every fucking chlorinated chicken in the room.

[@Maxiboi84]

02:55 -- You know those boxes, they've got some pretty ugly corners. Presumably you're making your graphics in illustrator, in which case you can turn the stroke's line-join properties to 'rounded' to get rid of those nasty artefacts.

[@dansimmons21]

Pretty sure it’s ‘rumours’ not ‘rumors’, but maybe you’re subconsciously preparing for how we’ll be forced to spell it in the event of a US-UK trade deal 🤓

[@rageofthedarkknight]

Hey guys, thank you for this channel, you are doing such a great work ! I think though that it would be interesting to have a closer look at the EU and their motivation behind their decisions on a political level to understand more about what's happening between the 2 countries. For instance what messages the EU leaders wants to send behind their decisions regarding brexit and especially why ? Are there any relations that can be made with other matters that the EU is dealing with in other parts of the European Union ? So many questions and maybe more that I'm sure will allow us to understand what's really happening between the UK and EU leaders. I think broadening the picture could make this youtube channel even more interesting than it already is ! Thank you very much and please keep it up

[@noitibmar]

"Quite Dis-May-ed" was the name of the season 3 finale.

[@PullenDP]

*5 years today:* And the new priminster is... *David Cameron* Country: Who voted for him? For god sake..

[@marc-andreharvey4225]

Duuuuuude! Kudos for the seasons analogy. +1

[@MalcolmCooks]

theresa may in 2017: oh no my snap election backfired and I lost my majority... but wait I can get a majority by using this minor party hehe DUP in 2018: *I'm about to end this woman's whole career*

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

Johnson: I have a great plan!!! Anyone: Really? What is it about? Johnson: It's an awesome plan!!! Anyone: Yeah, i got that, but what is IN the plan? Johnson: It's a good plan!!! Anyone: ? Johnson: It's. . .

[@MagiconIce]

Imagine a GoT Styled Intro for the Brexit Episodes, but with the camera going from London to Paris, Brussels, Berlin and so on. That would fit this "series" ;)

[@DirkPiddlemark]

I still don't understand how you can have a constitutional crisis without a constitution

[@spoopytime9928]

Liam Fox saying negotiation would be easy wasn't the only thing that is the stark opposite of what it is. He once wrote on a South Korean newspaper that South Korea and the UK have a lot in common. We don't even drive on the same side????

[@efishaa]

What about Google podcasts?