| Positives: - Zero discernible benefits so far. Negatives: - Loss of freedom to live, work, study & retire across Europe. Visas now required, often with high income requirements. - 90/180 day limit on travel. Longer queues at airports, etc when entering the EU to get passports stamped. - Loss of access to EU/EEA single market, so exporters face significant red tape. This benefits larger companies who can deal with the paper work versus smaller companies in the UK - but still disadvantages all UK companies compared to their European peers. - Increased mobile roaming fees for UK travellers to Europe. - Outside Digital Single Market: we can no longer watch TV services like Now TV, Sky while traveling in Europe even with a VPN. - Loss of EU "passporting" rights for UK financial institutions. - Irish Sea Border leads to some strange outcomes: creates a customs border within the UK and those born in Northern Ireland have more rights than those born in England, Wales and Scotland since they can retain EU free movement by applying for an Irish passport. Before Brexit a UK citizen could just jump in a car, train or plane and travel across the EU/EEA almost as if they were in their own country. |