Seems like the main sticking point is currently over fishing rights in UK waters.

The EU wants to be able to fish in them. They have said if they do, 20% of each catch with go to the UK.

The UK has said that we want a minimum of 60% from each catch.

Ireland are coming up with a feable line that the fish don't recognise boarders. Unfortunately for them the Royal Navy do.

It seems like some in the European Union still don't really get that the UK is no longer a part of it, and this is clear overreach. Demanding access to British waters as part of a deal will weaken the EU's argument onto the Internal Market Bill - you cant take the high ground if you are making an attempt to snatch other counties territory.

France are threatening to veto this, however, most countries that can't access our waters see this as trivial and not a reason to scupper a deal.

Meanwhile in Europe, Austria and non-EU state Switzerland have refused to bow to EU pressure to close their Ski Resorts. In another clear overreach on sovereignty from the EU.

The UK has announced its immigration rules, which are probably a lot more lax that many UKIP types would like, earn £25k+ a year and be able to speak English. With excepts for some industries. Its probably going to be difficult for the EU to argue against and cause many EU nations to get a bit jealous.

Brussels is still banging on about a level playing field, state aid, and regulation, again not understanding that the UK is no longer part of the EU. The smaller countries don't want Ireland to get a comparative advantage, whilst Ireland are pleading to be the innocent party and hoping to get some concessions. Other countries don't see this as a reason to scupper a deal.

It seems like the good old British divide an conquer tactic could be quietly working well. Whilst concession is needed the EU needs to get 27 countries to agree on something. They've already got stressed internal relations due to Covid and the UK has worked the situation to gain some leverage where there was previously very little available.

And Poland and Hungary are already causing the EU problems and holding up the bailout. As you say those countries not bothered about fishing most be quite frustrated with France.

I would offer the EU a sliding scale say over 5 years

Year 1 the EU has same as now but there after decreasing each year. If in 5 years the British fleet has not expanded or fully taken up their increasing quota then I would be happy to allow the EU to do so in a new deal.

Or Macron can explain to the French fishermen why they have no access to our waters.

One more point

Not really steeleye, an EU citizen has the right to work, live or retire in any other EU country. They may require registration, but cannot do anything to you as long as you have an EU Passport.

Red and Blue Army!

You can apply if you have lived legally in an EU country already for 5 years, yes.

There is no such thing as remaining the UK has left the EU.

The UK could I suppose apply again if it wishes.

Whether it is EU good or bad, it is irrelevant.

Really all these matters should have been settled before the UK left the EU and the public should have had a vote on it.

It is simple, whatever the EU decides on British citizens should be replicated on theirs.

Listening to remainers initially without any agreement with the EU on equal treatment was weakness.....that was May all over.

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I have to disagree. The whole point about Brexit for me is that the UK makes decisions solely based on what is good for it. If Europe wants to shoot itself in its foot and prevent Brits going and pissing their pensions up their old stone walls then good luck to it. That is the point. It is their countries and they can do what they want.

And EU migration into the UK has been, over-all, a massive positive. Its the non-EU migration that causes almost all the problems. I would love to see a revised 'freedom of movement' with the EU remain in place. Yes, keep the criminals out and have the power to deport if they play up whilst here but ultimately with an aging population, we want more Poles and so on moving to the UK. Good people.

Also I am now convinced we are heading for no-deal. Macron sees no-deal as his best way of getting re-elected in 2022. That is all he cares about and believes the UK will buckle before then. Risky strategy but c'est la vie.

No deal leaves the UK free to do what it needs to do. And the rest of the EU thoroughly pissed off with the French. Works for me.

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I voted remain. Mostly because of the uncertainty, a dislike of UKIP, knowing it would become a s***show, and fear about uncertainty. Many remainers fail to look at what the EU actually does... they probably have no idea who their MEP is (I dont)

There were restrictions to public services that the UK could have imposed on people moving to the UK could have imposed whilst we were members of the EU, but we didn't. Such as in Germany you need comprehensive health care cover.

The images taking from the German governments website. They state that the Idea of the restrictions are to prevent people moving becoming a burden on the state. Britain had negotiated concessions to this prior to leaving, but the rules that people will have to earn over £25,000 a year will mean most people moving hear will be paying the same amount of tax as the average earner. It resolves a problem the EU has repeatedly failed to address properly. Had they done something like this previously, we might not have voted to leave. The EU has got to take some accountability for the leave vote, but it hasn't. It's just blamed everyone else, like Jeremy Corbyn, or people supporting Roy.

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Good job when I read this I was sitting down, otherwise I would have fallen over

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