As I understand it, with the current deal UK would have to give the EU about 40 bn Euros in fines/etc. The UK would get control over it’s borders which was the main reason Brexit passed in the first place but Northern Ireland would be in some type of limbo where they were still in the customs union. This would prevent the UK from making any new trade deals with other countries and would keep the UK under the EU laws/rules.
If that’s the case, I’d rather have no-deal if I were a Brit. I’d also tell the EU to come and take their 40 bn Euros if they can because I’m not giving it to them.
Did Greece ever pay off its blood geld To Germany? I think they’ll get over it. It’s not about money it’s about maintaining ingrowing their empire.
Although I can see from your comments that your grasp of the Brexit issues is a lot better than that of most Freepers, to speak of the payment in the deal as ‘fines’ is way off the mark. The initial negotiated settlement in the severance deal is simply the adjustment of net liabilities which happens when any business partnership is dissolved. It includes things like contributions to continuing EU programmes to which the UK was already contracted for the rest of the current budge cycle, pension contributions contracted to British EU staff etc. The additional payments during the ‘transition’ period are for continued access to EU services during that period.