Nick Webb

Television producer/director/scriptwriter on lots of shows you know. Aiming for effective communication of accurate information. Experts are good. Be nice.

[Michael M. 🇨🇭🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮🇬🇧/🇨🇾 @vivamjm]

Actually *Every* country (& *our* C'wealth, Canada) inc now Armenia & Georgia, except Russia, Belarus & *GB* (NI still in SM for goods)..
As I tweeted many years ago, UK chose a "Belarussian Brexit" .."Gammon Curtain still descending"
..@JohnRConstable makes a nice infographic

[David Henig 🇺🇦 @DavidHenigUK]

The UK-EU summit provisionally set for July 13 is in doubt.

This should come as no surprise to those noticing we're coming closer to the date with no announcement.

There are considerable frustrations on both sides as to current talks and future plans.

---> details below

[Michael M. 🇨🇭🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮🇬🇧/🇨🇾 @vivamjm]

The truth is I have some empathy with your position. I am fully aware of the great benefits of the Single Market & a customs union (the latter is especially useful for UK SMEs) ..but I also see the political sense of having a more independent trade policy. It is for this reason that I was many years ago brought around to the best possible Brexit compromise going forward of being "more like Norway or Switzerland" & - ironicaly - rejoining @EFTA4UK ...& ("Norway") EEA or ("Switzerland") reciprocating FoM with the EEA30, but having our own tariff schedule, a la the EFTA members, to negotiate independently (or together with fellow EFTA members) with. The TCA would permit this within in. I also long ago said UK should join PEM to mitigate some of the RoO issues as a result of no longer being part of the/any customs union with the EU27. I do now often play the devil's advocate in 'debating' with Brexiters who often retort that the EU should have remained a "Common Market"..they then have no answer when cornered with "so what then is your objection to EFTA/EEA"? (which is indeed what the leading Brexiters were inferring during the 2016 campaign, until it became an "immigration" issue. I will never forget Hannan being interviewed by Evan Davis the night of the 2016 result and squirming over FoM. He, like all the others, then moved to rejecting the "Norway or Switzerland" option in their desperation to Leave the EU at any cost. The ironic tragedy for these idiots is that they have now made it *more* likely the UK will rejoin the EU.. If they had continued to promote the "Norway or Switzerland" option, Brexit would be long behind us. This move might have also even persuaded non Euro countries like Denmark, Sweden, Poland to join us in EFTA. The "outer Concentric Circles" of varying levels of desired integration that Macron often suggests... allowing those that want "ever greater political integration" to march on faster than the more reticent EU members. All too late now I think. It is just a matter of time before the UK rejoins the EU, alongside Iceland & Norway. A pity. But being an EU member is better than the desperate (EU's or US's bitch; just a matter of how much to each) position the UK is now in.
https://t.co/oWuprWOkjS

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

Well worth your time, and I highly recommend reading any/all of @MazzucatoM's books. Economics broken down and explained incredibly well and very easy to digest. If we (govt) invest wisely we will see returns on those investments and drive up living standards.

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

On @SkyNews with @SophyRidge and @WilfredFrost yesterday morning to discuss my new book, The Common Good Economy: a new compass.
In a Common Good Economy, the how matters as much as the what. We are good at setting goals, but we are bad at achieving them. My new book introduces a compass to navigate that gap: five elements that hold everyone who claims to pursue the common good accountable.

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

MAGA: Obama giving Iran $1.7 billion unfrozen assets is TREASON.

NYT: Trump’s Iran Deal to include $300 BILLION reconstruction fund for Iran.

MAGA:

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta Ok

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@ramonagusta @Badger26348 I wrote it with the help of experts in trade, freight forwarding and border controls.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta Barren.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta We do not have frictionless trade with China. We now do not have it with the EU either but our borders are wide open for goods due to the fact we can't implement the TCA fully. More here: https://t.co/Ps4zowAudb

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta Because they had to pass border and customs controls meaning no frictionless trade so more paperwork and delays. You don't get fresh fruit from China.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Sir_Moanalot_ @BritainUnbound Good bot

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

Who are @BritainUnbound? I asked a couple of questions and whoever is currently writing their tweets got incredibly jumpy incredibly quickly. Pls don't delete the thread btw!

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@BritainUnbound Wow, I really hit a nerve didn't I?!

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Susan1034456 @BritainUnbound For what? I'm an individual with a photo and a name, not an organisation. I don't receive funding fwiw.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta No, because we don't have FOM in place with China.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Susan1034456 @BritainUnbound No!

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@BritainUnbound I'm a television producer but wrote a couple of articles for @CentralBylines free of charge that I wanted to write about. As I said, I'm genuinely interested in your campaign. Will keep following you.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@BritainUnbound Ok good to hear. I'm interested in your campaign- will keep following. Still a bit baffled by the words 'attack' and 'malicious' but I do appreciate your time.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta It stands for the Freedom of Movement of goods, services, people and capital.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@Badger26348 @ramonagusta Yes. They. Did.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@BritainUnbound I'm genuinely not doing that. I am actually under the impression that a second referendum campaign is already being meticulously planned and funded by the pro Brexit side in the same way it was pre 2016. I always approach anyone I'm planning to feature and ask for consent.

[Nick Webb @Nick1webb]

@BritainUnbound I'm genuinely not doing that. I am actually under the impression that a second referendum campaign is already being meticulously planned and funded by the pro Brexit side in the same way it was pre 2016. I always approach anyone I'm planning to feature and ask for consent.