UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal

Re:UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal by orange_tee on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:15AM (#25528743)

The European Commission are all right wing pro business people, except with even less oversight than national governments. Why would you trust Ursula von der Leyen over Boris Johnson? They are cut from the same piece of cloth.

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Re:UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal by estaseuropano on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:49PM (#25532251)

I think you might read the wrong media. It was the UK (with little brother Denmark) that kept the EU firmly on an economically liberal course.

First thing the Commission did after the Brexit notice was to publish a 'European Pillar of Social Rights' and to launch processes for common minimum social standards. Yes they do trade but look at the lineup and commissioners and half of those have social portfolios.

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Re:UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal by funcDropShadow on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:01PM (#25531857)

> They are cut from the same piece of cloth.

This is easily disproved by comparing the orderliness of their hair ;-)

Yes, I know Boris Johnson ruffles his hair on purpose.

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