Comments by "Curious Crow" (@CuriousCrow-mp4cx) on "Rishi Sunak finally talks of Brexit!" video.

  1. I think you are less informed than you think. The EU has on its agenda reshaping the models of association with the EU. At the present the model is a string inner court of full members - rule makersand a hodge podge of differing associations as an outer court of rule takers. With Brexit, Ukraine and possibly other states interested in joining, and the issues with Greece has motivated the EU to consider creating a probationary form of associate membership. And that has been agreed and passed to the EU Commission and the EU Parliament to set that up. The exact terms and conditions have not been yet established, but that is a project in progress. You can't step into the same river twice, and so whenever and however our future relationship evolves with the EU is not guaranteed by what went before. We are not the same country or economy as we were before, and neither is the EU. So we can't turn the clock back, but we can reset our relationship to one that is functionally and practically useful for both, rather than exist in purgatory. Only time will tell whether we can repair the damage done to make us ready for it sooner or later, because right now we're not ready. Our oligarchs gambled they could defy economic gravity, and spent money convincing us up was down. So no wonder our politics is in disarray and our economy and quality of life are in decline. Forget about GDP. Brexit is literally killing people, both in fast and slow ways. Brexit was a lesson in the limits of human decision-making, and how that can be exploited through lack of awareness and monied ruthlessness and callousness. And until we redesign our systems of governance to better counter such folly we are prone to, we will keep on having lost decades where we keep on screwing things up. We need to remember that wealthy people are good at making and keeping wealth, but might not be good at everything, or even care to be good at anything else. We need more devolution in England and less power held by Westminster. We need PR, and we need to confront our prejudices. In short, we need to engage with reality a lot more, and we need to cope better with change. Or we will be left behind as a country. We need to develop flexibility, and critical thinking, and we need to handle conflict more constructively. It's time to grow up.
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