How to Brexit

By Ludvig Solvang

The most remarkable with Brexit, is the way British conservative politicians regard their European counterparts. They really believed, Britain would enjoy “a better deal” with EU as an outsider, than in the Union.
Theresa May’s government sold a free trade deal to Nissan, long before negotiations with the EU even had begun. And her present Foreign Secretary, promised 350 millions a week to the NHS in the run up to the Brexit referendum.
Everything the brexiters promised the electorate, has turned out not to be true.
Prime Minister Theresa May have promised her voters to deliver a “red, white and blue Brexit”. It seems, she was expecting the EU negotiators to give in to Britain’s demands.
The first year after the referendum have been the story of the poor Prime Minister May, being squeezed between her own rabid brexiters in government, and an increasingly unwilling EU.
Her ordeals might be described as a Greek tragedy. Her conduct of things, shows similarities to the sorcerer's apprentice. And EU has obviously decided to perform Brexit as a “Lehrstück” (a performance you should learn something from), in the spirit of Berhold Brecht.
None of the brexiters could imagine the complexity of Brexit. They weren’t even aware, air traffic to and from the British Isles might stop on Brexit day, if EU doesn’t show mercy.
EU will utilize Brexit as a brain drain on Britain. While Britain closes its borders, EU countries welcome British businesses and jobs.
But it seems, Brexit might be only a side show in a grand conservative plan to transform Britain. The conservative wish list comprises no universal human rights, no protection on the workplace, abandoning environmental regulations, and a closer relationship with USA.
Some Brits are talking about a coup in slow motion. They may be right. Brexit is an irreversible decision, taken by the Tory Government and blamed on the electorate.
However, it’s clear that Britain is in a constitutional crises. At least half of the population are against Brexit, but the political class want Brexit. One of the consequences of Brexit ought to be that UK abandons its antiquated political system, to find a solution better reflecting the opinion of the voters.
UK should also consider creating a constitution like the German, created to prevent coups.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ludvig Solvang
• Release date: Nov 9, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370857173

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Table of content

Title

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Preface

1 Brexit today

2 British expectations

3 The banks prepare to move

4 Rest-EU

5 The mystery about Nissan

6 New rules for British media

7 Free trade agreement

8 A constitutional crisis

9 Enemies of the People

10 Political control

11 The Brits discuss what they want

12 Unexpected challenges

13 The ferry to Calais

14 A nice lady

15 Divine quality survey

16 A red, white and blue Brexit

17 Soft power

18 It stays in the family

19 Self propelled propaganda

20 Regulations to be removed

21 Faith in, and doubts about Brexit

22 EU’s red lines

23 Old debt and old hatred

24 We are not brexiters all of us

25 Maybe only a limited Brexit?

26 What is Boris expected to do in Moscow?

27 Customs barriers all over the world

28 A coup in slow motion

29 On a collision course

30 The echo from 1939

31 British demands

32 The problem Gibraltar

33 Environment

34 Unexpected snap elections

35 The social dimensions

36 A country that works for everyone

37 The Prime Minister goes underground

38 Stronger censorship of the Internet

39 A final solution

40 The Prime Minister loses control

41 A totally unexpected fiasco

42 How much for the Irish Unionists?

43 "Lehrstück, or a Greek tragedy

44 Doomsday for the economy?

45 The new IT-system

46 Rupert Murdoch makes a move

47 Fearing the chlorinated chicken

48 A cunning plan?

49 Ms May goes to Japan

50 British suggestions are declined

51 Two different realities

52 A large demonstration

53 The Prime Minister will speak in Florence

54 The Mayor and the British press showed up

55 Trade war with USA?

56 The Prime Minister survived

57 Summary

Preface

I've lived in Britain for a few years, and was as surprised as most others, when the Brits voted to leave the EU in the summer of 2016. It was a political earthquake moving the foundation under Prime Minister David Cameron’s feet.

Then Theresa May appeared from the right. She is against it, but formed her Government to brexit. In the autumn, it became apparent that the Conservative Government Party had not really decided what kind of Brexit they wanted.

It was similar in the Labour Party. Their boss, Jeremy Corbyn supports Brexit, while most of the members are against.

I became interested, when the noise had reached a certain level. Brexit rolled downhill like a runaway steam roller. The Prime Minister had a hand on the steering wheel, but the steering wheel was not attached to anything.

This is a collection of notes start on October 10th. It all began when the so-called Marmitgate surfaced. The price had risen and the manufacturer blamed the Pound, which lost a lot of its value because of Brexit.

This was the first time the Brits noticed the effect of their decision, two and a half years before the formal divorce.

Brexit has become a force in itself, and is impossible to stop. So I have to admit that I feel a bit sorry for the Prime Minister, who would like to make a success of Brexit. But she has neither the personal nor the political qualities necessary.

The main question is, what’s the plan for Brexit?

1 Brexit today

October 16: The Pound plummeted instantly after the Brexit referendum, and is now valued about 15 percent lower than last spring.

This leads to increased import prices, and the Brits will not accept it, see Marmitgate. It was a scandal when the prices for the product, made from local produce, were raised, and the warehouses blamed it on a weaker Pound.

I have to admit, it is in the comment sections most people express their opinions. Traditionally, the Brits are talking about the weather. But it is clear that the people require the Governor of the Bank of England to be sacked, since he didn’t do anything about the inflation.

This is interesting, because it challenges the neo liberalist perception of the independence of the central bank. The latter means that the National Bank’s main task, is to prevent inflation, and that politicians are detached from pursuing any monetary policy.

The Brexit leaders , and the Conservative Government, are well off and have financial reserves to withstand a possible negative impact from Brexit. A higher inflation will at first affect the poorest. They can not expect benefits, such as pensions, to keep up with the price hike.

The judiciary is now handling a lawsuit against the Government. It’s claimed, the Government will deprive people of their rights as EU citizens. The lawsuit demands that the Government must consult Parliament before exiting the EU. Otherwise, it will be unconstitutional.

The brexiters are raging, because this is said to be initiated by the liberal elite in London.

Do not touch our Brexit the patriots say.

It is also argued that on the mainland, only France has defence capacity. I’m not informed, what the further implications of that statement are.

The most important issue here is, the brexiters are now challenging the independence of the central bank.

2 British expectations

October 21: The British brexiters have major problems with their opponents. Or the bremoaners as they are called. According to the brexiters, the breamoaners do not understand that the EU is falling apart as we speak.

They claim that the UK is a major and important country, and that the EU will come crawling to the negotiation table on their knees. Subsequently, the UK will have more preferable agreements outside the Union, than it had as a member.

According to the brexiters, the EU is dependent on the UK, and needs British leadership.

They also find it positive that the Pound has lost a lot of its value. This means, lower export prices for British goods, and the Brits can trade with the world, as they have done for a thousand years.

Many Brits believe, the Empire was a trade organization and a blessing to the rest of the world. The brexiters expect the world's nations to queue up to get trade agreements with the free Brexit Britain.

There is also a strange perception among the brexiters: as soon as all Eastern European seasonal workers are gone, food production will rise to new heights. The farmers themselves have no reasons to believe this.

The brexiters do not take into consideration, food production in England is so small that Hitler almost managed to starve out the Brits during World War II.

There is now a petition on the Government's websites asking for the Government to assess whether those who still want to stay in the EU, should be detained.

3 The banks prepare to move

October 23; Brexit goes on, and now the financial sector is beginning to move. It's a good thing, if the big international banks leave London, writes a patriot in the Independent newspaper:

I've never liked banking.

Depending on the scenario, banking in London accounts for just over one-sixth of GDP. Otherwise, the reactions are somewhat mixed; Some want the corrupt financial institutions out. Others are aware, the EU needs a functioning financial market in London.

But anyway, everyone now agree that the corrupt and undemocratic EU will take revenge on England. The country will not get an even more privileged position vis-à-vis the EU, than when it was a member.

It is understandable, the people are disappointed. After all, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson promised them, the EU would agree on any proposal from the UK. That’s because the EU needs the islanders. Not least, since the United Kingdom has a huge trade deficit with the EU countries.

In general, the enthusiastic comments about Brexit appear to be more characterized by faith than knowledge. The belief is, that the EU has ruined the UK.

4 Rest-EU

October 25: Real Englishmen are now beginning to talk about rEU, or Rest-EU, after UK has withdrawn.

Personally, I'm not sure what reality to choose. Remoaners (i.e. those who think that Brexit is a big deal) indicates that the Pound has lost value due to the major banks’ plans to move over to the Continent.

The remainers also point out, foreign-owned car manufacturers like Rolls Royce and Jaguar, will invest more in their factories outside the UK (in the same way as the the Japanese factories in the UK).

The brexiters say, the pound has been overestimated and that it is now stabilized at a natural level. And for those banks moving to the mainland, it is enough with a mailbox in Brussels.

Furthermore, England will now be free. The nation will now be able to make its own laws and not suffer from directives on workers' rights, environmental legislation and, more importantly, a more detailed regulation of banks and large-scale finances.

The regime now indicates that the corporate tax for the banking industry is being halved. The patriots rejoice, because they know that no banks will move to the EU because of common sense.

I like Brexit. I've now got a 40 percent discount on all goods and services in the UK (the NOK has normalized), and holiday trips to the UK will be getting cheaper for us who pay with a foreign currency.

5 The mystery about Nissan

28 October: What has PM Ms May promised Nissan? She doesn’t want to answer. On the other hand, Nissan has said that they will continue production in Sunderland, about 7000 workers will produce two of the Group's models. The volume is about 600,000 cars a year.

Nissan has previously said, they will continue production in England, if tariffs and customs can be avoided.

The EU has promised UK a hard Brexit. The negotiations about the divorce itself, should be concluded in two years’ time. After that, EU is ready to start talking about a trade agreement.

It is unclear, what the British Government has promised Nissan, but it's not money, they claim. What is it then? Only the Government and Nissan know.

The May Government has thus held the Parliament uninformed, while a foreign commercial group knows what’s going on.

Ms May may have promised Nissan the same trade conditions on the Continent (no tariffs), as the company now enjoys.

How can that be achieved? Will the car manufacturer be compensated for extra expenses, when the customs walls are erected. In that case, the funds must be taken from the public