The Brexit Nightmare (9)

The Brexit nightmare continues, with anyone who thought that Blue Labour were only joking in their adherence to it, to get elected, only to pull out some secret plan, now being sorely disappointed, just as with Blue Labour's adoption of the Tory policies of austerity, and the mantra of Thatcher - TINA.

As a toddler, I learned basic working-class politics sitting on my dad's knee, when he got home at night from work, a repeated phrase of which he used to describe what first the Tories in the 1950's, and then Labour in the 1960's, offered, being "The promise of jam tomorrow."  Of course, the jam never arrives, whilst the bitter taste of what went before stays in the mouth.

Labour bemoan the condition the Tories have left the economy in, but much of that mess arises from polices that Blue Labour also supported, as the Tories pushed them through parliament.  Labour only objected to the Tories lockdown of the economy on the basis that they wanted it to have been introduced sooner and more extensively, a policy that shrank GDP by around 30%, even worse than the consequences of Truss's mini-budget.  Blue Labour also applauded the massive inflationary injection of liquidity to finance the furlough scheme and other income replacement measures that caused the cost of living to soar, once lockdowns were ended.  And, worst of all, Blue Labour not only backed Brexit, but has committed to continuing it, causing huge damage to the economy, and causing even more disruption and price rises, with worse to come.

Even worse, Blue Labour has committed to the idiotic CPTPP.  So, if you want easy access to the EU, just 25 miles away, no can do, but if you want access to some Asian countries thousands of miles away that might be easier.  Okay if you are rich, and can have the use of the private jet of a rich donor to take your holidays on the other side of the world, but not so good for the average worker.  And, the impact on businesses is even more obvious, given that the EU is Britain's closest and biggest trading partner.  And, joining CPTPP means it becomes more or less impossible even to achieve Blue Labour's stated policy of a closer relation with the EU.

And, the effects are already being seen by holidaymakers travelling to EU countries, as they face lengthening queues.  But, the worst of that is yet to come, as its only in November that the new Entry-Exit system is to be introduced.