... and now I’m in Switzerland. I reckon that took all of 20 seconds. #justsaying
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And, yes, I know Switzerland is in Schengen. But we aren’t now, and we won’t be after Brexit, so why does anything have to change if the British and EU leaders are sensible and agree that it doesn’t need to?
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As a Brit living in Switzerland for 5 years. I’d politely ask you stop over simplifying massively complex and nuance topics like Brexit. Switzerland is not Britain, Norway is not Britain etc etc. culturally, geographically, socially - it all matters.
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I didn’t suggest they were, did I?
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No you didn’t, but people can draw conclusions on such messages that elements can simply be copied and pasted for Britain which may not be possible due to those factors. So let’s not cite examples from very specific cases because Britain itself is a new specific case.
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Like Trump supporters, Brexit supporters rely on making highly simplistic statements that sound like facts, but aren't. This is simply another one.
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I don’t blame or demonize supporters on either side. There may be valid arguments which can’t be discounted. But the danger of spinning over-simplified messages is dangerous regardless if it comes from left or right.
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But people need to be aware. If the uk adopted a Swiss deal. They get less control than what the uk has now. Makes a mockery of the taking back control and unelected eu beaucrate rhetoric...
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So, be prepared to walk away from a rubbish offer? Sound like good advice.
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Not quite. So you live in a great house but there are things that bug you so you put in an offer for another property only to discover it's got dry rot and the roof is shit so you pull out. Trouble is you've sold your nice house so the only option is homelessness. That's Brexit.
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Hey Julia - look at this frictionless border .. I was collecting a job from Switzerlandpic.twitter.com/WFKSm6ip8r
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Sadly, Brexiters don’t do facts/evidence. What they do do, though, is have a boundless belief in faith overcoming all obstacles. For that reason, your video will immediately be discounted as fear-mongering.
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I’m in favour of leaving the EU. That’s why the BBC asked me to go with Ciaran to that very border to check out just how frictionless it was. But having done that, I now know that leaving the EU now without a deal would be the wrong way to do it.
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And leaving with May’s ‘worse-than-no-deal’ would be nearly as bad. Better to withdraw the A50 letter and go back to the drawing board. Firstly, challenge at the ECJ the ridiculous notion that a trade deal can’t be negotiated till we are out. It’s a long term project:2 years? No.
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Today’s queue at Basel for COMMERCIAL traffic
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At least it was good to see her "accept" the benefit of freedom of movement under Shengen, even if she doesn't realise it yet!
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Video number one ( of 3) ( same queue ) entering CH from DE - Julia .. tell me how you’d avoid this seeing as your such an expertpic.twitter.com/JpMhzt5Pr2
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Awesome, don't come back.
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If this gets a million gazillion likes, it will still be a massively underrated tweet.
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