Excellent and certainly thought provoking. I must confess though, with all the talk of the NI Protocol and the UK Govt's proposals for rewriting it, I certainly had thought about trade as a possible EU response. I hadn't though considered that those with Settled Status might get drawn in as a consequence. Worrying times on so many levels. Also the open armed welcome (supposedly) towards Ukrainian refugees is in stark contrast to those fleeing war in other continents and now facing the Rwanda "solution". Does this Government even think about the optics of its policies?
I don't think it's likely that settled status will be tampered with, but a new survey coming out next week shows EU citizens perceive their right to live in the UK isn't as solid as it could be, and the ongoing spat between UK and EU doesn't help. Honestly, it feels like Brexit is eternal. It's been 6 years since the referendum and we're still talking about it! (with good reason).
Excellent and certainly thought provoking. I must confess though, with all the talk of the NI Protocol and the UK Govt's proposals for rewriting it, I certainly had thought about trade as a possible EU response. I hadn't though considered that those with Settled Status might get drawn in as a consequence. Worrying times on so many levels. Also the open armed welcome (supposedly) towards Ukrainian refugees is in stark contrast to those fleeing war in other continents and now facing the Rwanda "solution". Does this Government even think about the optics of its policies?
I don't think it's likely that settled status will be tampered with, but a new survey coming out next week shows EU citizens perceive their right to live in the UK isn't as solid as it could be, and the ongoing spat between UK and EU doesn't help. Honestly, it feels like Brexit is eternal. It's been 6 years since the referendum and we're still talking about it! (with good reason).