Apparently thousand of postal packages per day are being returned from Ireland (to GB) for not having the required digital codes added to the package, allowing their tax status to be identified.
The EU rules (known as Customs 2020) are required on postal items arriving from outside the EU; these rules were first implemented by Ireland, but are due to come into force across the whole of the EU next month.
Although this will affect many private citizens sending items to family & friends - small businesses will be hit hardest with non-delivery of orders, ultimately with those in Europe seeking alternate suppliers (not from within GB).
Remember the Brexiteers telling us red-tape would be reduced following Brexit?
It was a mistake... but rejoining isnt an option this decade and maybe not in my lifetime. And as for what people think were the reasons (immigration or otherwise) dont matter does it, we'll never know and cant do owt about it.
What I think was the big mistake bobinwales was not to ask us before they went and joined it in the first place. We were asked about the common market which was just about trading to going all in and being told by others what we could and couldn't do and them making laws we had to follow.
Think we'er all at cross purposes arguing the details. Hymie either wants all Brexit voters to admit they were dumb/conned/both or is under the missaprehension we can just go back to EU and say "sorry, please have us back on old terms asap"
Having made the mistake of leaving the EU, it’s unlikely they’d let us re-join on the same terms (but they might, given that we were a net contributor).
Sadly, once reality dawns on population and our politicians – it will take many years to undo the damage and probably not in my lifetime; but at least the young would get the benefits lost as a result of leaving the EU.
Naomi24 – if you post a date on which you want to know the percentage of the UK residents that would vote leave/remain, I’ll post the polling percentages (nearest to that date) from the link.