Category Archives: Brexit Britain

Societal Breakdown – A Very Disturbing Trend

Posted on July 11, 2021 by davidsprott

We should take note of a disturbing trend in society that is accelerating. We all know that America is sharply divided between red and blue or Republican and Democrat if you prefer. Friends from the USA mentioned the other day … Continue reading →

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My Personal Experience Highlights How Brexit has thrown a Spanner into Smooth Running 21C Businesses

Posted on February 10, 2021 by davidsprott

I would never knowingly have placed an order for a relatively high value item knowing it was sourced from the UK post Brexit. And my experience is clearly one of at least hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of disrupted transactions. Every one of them is someone’s nightmare. However, I doubt very much that it will cost Messrs Gove and Johnson any lost sleep. And down the line it probably won’t lose them any votes either. Continue reading →

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Question: What’s the Connection Between Climate Change and Brexit?

Posted on February 2, 2021 by davidsprott

Easy, both are man-made problems, they are both slow burners and have been looming for years and they will both cause unpredictable problems that will run and run. Of course, climate change will be many orders of magnitude greater impact, … Continue reading →

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Sovereignty – The Road to Madness

Posted on December 9, 2020 by davidsprott

It seems the Brexit process is likely to founder on the rocks of Sovereignty. Earlier today Boris Johnson said, “the EU was seeking an “automatic right” to retaliate against the UK if its labour and environmental standards diverged from theirs.” … Continue reading →

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Brexit Warfare on LBC provides real insight into what’s happening.

Posted on August 9, 2019 by davidsprott

James O’Brien keeps banging on about how leave voters must see that the promises made will not be kept. But he’s not smelling the coffee! Leave voters want change, and any change. In fact they see chaos as being highly desirable, even though it may hurt them personally. Now in Johnson they have a Prime Minister who is promising change will occur. And Johnson is himself chaotic. He can’t be trusted, but that’s clearly irrelevant. He can be trusted to make change even if it doesn’t work out. The ordinary workers now see that some sort of change will happen. And THAT’s what they voted for. Continue reading →

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by davidsprott

It’s always a pleasure to return to Berlin to look after the grandchildren. Even if they don’t really need any “looking after” it’s great to spend (so called) quality time with them, as well as continuing our exploration of this … Continue reading →

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Nervous Breakdown Britain

Posted on February 16, 2019 by davidsprott

Just hours after I penned this piece, I hear that Angela Merkel has doubled down on the tough EU negotiating position. She is reported to have told Leo Varadkar, “ . . a hard border has to be on the table in … Continue reading →

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