Why on earth is Boris Johnson illegally revoking the EU withdrawal treaty which he himself so enthusiastically signed, claiming it gave Britain an “oven-ready” Brexit?

Polly Toynbee’s theory is that he is trying to shift the blame for the pain that would follow crashing out of the EU without a deal – on top of a pandemic-induced recession, the worst in 300 years.

Britain is, to put it mildly, under-prepared for leaving the single market and customs union in just four months’ time. As the Guardian reveals, traffic jams of 7000 trucks at UK ports  and two-day delays to enter the continent are just two expected effects of government policy. Who better to scapegoat for the chaos and catastrophe than Brussels?

It is also suggested that Johnson wants a freer hand post-Brexit to funnel state aid to industry in the “left-behind” English regions which voted for him but could be hammered by Brexit. Ireland is the collateral damage.  (Edited versión of an article by Polly Toynbee in The Guardian, 9/16/20)

My comment:  One of the things Tories desperately need to justify wrecking the country is a trade agreement with the United States.  They haven’t read the the news.  For a start Trump  reiterates his “America First” message ( e.g expect no favors, or prioritization from the US).  Secondly, if Biden wins the election he has a pile of work the height of Everest, and a trade deal with the UK must be near bottom in terms of the mountain.  In short, forgeddit!   I’m afraid Britain is about to become the basket case of Europe.

Rumination: I am a citizen of the US and the UK.  To lose one country is a misfortune.  To lose two simultaneously seems careless.