Thread by @WomaninHavana

Govt has now published its 28 No-Deal Guidance documents.

On a skim, common themes are:
- Red tape (more of it);
- Increased price or trouble for most of us.

But don't worry. Blue passports late 2019. And the PM said it's not the end of the world.

gov.uk/government/col…

Some highlights: "The government will invest £92 million from the Brexit readiness fund on an 18-month programme to design a UK Global Navigation Satellite System. This will inform the decision to create an independent system as an alternative to Galileo." /2

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UK-based businesses, academics and researchers will not be eligible to bid for any future work on the EU Global Navigation Satellite System programmes. Onus on them to take steps to avoid penalties. /3
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We'll be considered a third country national - under the Schengen Border Code & will therefore need to comply with different rules to enter and travel around the Schengen area. Make sure your passport has 6 months validity. /4
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You may need to obtain an International Driving Permit (IDP) to drive/hire a car in the EU.
You may be turned away at the border or face other enforcement action, for example fines, if you don’t have the correct IDP. /5
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No agreed EU framework for ongoing civil judicial cooperation between UK & EU countries. Any party to a cross-border legal dispute (businesses, consumers, families) would need to consider effect on any existing or future cases involving parties in EU countries. /6

There's an awful lot of this:

"Where appropriate you may wish to seek professional legal advice on the implications of these changes for your individual circumstances." /7

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We can apparently look forward to a #GreenBrexit. We are told, if there's no deal, this govt intends to deliver "our aim to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than we inherited it."

BUT, by way of detail.../8

"We are considering what interim measures may be necessary in a no deal scenario after 29 March 2019 and before the Environment Act is passed and comes into effect."

Reassuring level of detail here. /9

As for roaming fees, we're told situation can't be guaranteed. There's lots of helpful advice for consumers, like "check the roaming policies of your mobile operator before you go abroad" & "understand which services might be expensive to use & which are likely to be cheap." /10

European Social Fund Projects that would have been funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 programme period are guaranteed by the UK govt until the end of that period.

No word about what happens after. /11

The Notices commit to"respect our unique relationship with Ireland, with whom we share a land border & who are co-signatories of the Belfast Agreement. The UK govt has consistently placed upholding the Agreement & its successors at the heart of our approach..." /12

Lots of red tape for car manufacturers who will need to obtain EU certificates showing they comply with EU standards, & EU manufacturers wanting to sell cars in the UK would need equivalent UK certification. /13
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You get the idea. Red tape, lots of new burden, lots of new cost.

But, hey,

Blue passports in late 2019. #notonthesideofabus
/ends

Postscript: Oh and here’s what Mark Carbet warned the Cabinet.

In short, that the postscript to a No Deal is stark.
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