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goobster  ·  1825 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A brief primer on Brexit and trade

Some clever dick - probably at The Economist - is working on an article right now that is simply a long list of every single trade deal, negotiated contract, and agreement, that will expire on April 12th.

In the second column of this chart will be the date the original deal/agreement was signed.

The third column will be the number of years it took to come to an accord and sign that deal.

The fourth column will be the name of the EU Minister that is responsible for negotiating each contract.

The fifth column will be the next available appointment date on that EU Minister's calendar. (Probably somewhere between 18-36 months in the future.)

In fact, it could just be an illustration for the cover of The Economist. That's all you'd need.

Leavers are like fucking schoolchildren... just no clue how the world works. It's just so ... pathetic. You watch the kid tie a sheet around his neck like a cape, climb up onto the roof, and he smiling and so excited as he runs to the edge of the roof and...

(Apologies for badging your post, KB, but I had to.)