I would have been happy with a WTO no-deal.
I’m distinctly uncomfortable with any last-minute deals made with a behemoth like the EU, even now I’m unsure that the EU’s faux Parliament may not try and derail it. Somehow it’s not right that with eight days remaining, three of those public holidays and two a weekend, the two sides should be overwhelmed by a Yuletide bonhomie and festive spirit wherein all matters outstanding were suddenly resolved and everyone went home for the Holidays happy. There is little doubt in my mind that serious compromises were made. It remains to be seen just where, that’s in addition to yet another fisheries sell-out of course.
Having said all that, I have great respect for our chief negotiator David Frost whom I suspect was eventually able to impress on the EU’s Barnier the reality of our National Will for Sovereignty.
As things stand I remain mildly skeptical, waiting for the other boot in the backside to arrive.
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