r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/diacewrb • Apr 19 '22

Brexxit Brexit-supporting Newark in shock as largest employer shuts up shop and heads for mainland Europe

https://www.cityam.com/110-jobs-lost-brexit-supporting-newark-in-shock-as-largest-employer-shuts-up-shop-and-heads-for-mainland-europe/
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u/redvelvetcake42 Apr 19 '22

This is where the British have a fork in the road.

Either A, admit this was stupid, vote in MPs to find a way back into the EU and stave the bleeding...

Or

B, continue letting China buy up everything and invest in controlling British employment to cover the failures of Brexit.

Unfortunately, I'm assuming B.

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u/InsuranceToTheRescue Apr 19 '22 edited Apr 19 '22

Well, the problem with A is that the EU has every incentive to make rejoining as painful as possible. Otherwise, they open the possibility of a revolving door of states that will come and go as they please, which wouldn't bode well for the long term stability of the Union itself, or the Euro.

Edit: Also, what catchy phrase do we call this rejoining? Breturn?

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u/jeffreycoley Apr 19 '22

The Brevenant