British riders are petitioning the government to get visa-free permits so they can race in Europe this season.
Under the new Brexit agreement British nationals can only travel on the continent for 90 in 180 days.
The petition, which currently has 2,300 signatures, is being supported by a number of pro riders.
They are campaigning to get a new visa-free permit which will allow them to continue racing.
The petition states: “The UK has a huge number of sporting professionals, young and training athletes that travel year-round to Europe to train and compete.
“Wintersports, for example, can have athletes training and competing over 8 months of the year.
“Now, with many athletes self-funded and potentially each country asking for its own visa per trip, this will become impossible due to cost if there is this limit of 90 in 180 days travel.
“Please negotiate a visa-free permit for athletes and sporting professionals.”
Many riders have also taken to social media to voice their concerns about how they are going to be able to continue competing in Europe next year.
One rider, Anna Henderson, a 22-year-old who currently rides for Team Jumbo-Visma, said she fears it will be ‘impossible’ to continue competing if the rules are not changed.
Writing on Twitter, she said: “Sport requires athletes to spend long periods of time in the Schengen area, and without easy options for this it becomes impossible.
“Britain’s sporting success [re]lies on athletes being able to do their job properly and 90 days within 180 days simply does not allow this to happen…
“I understand covid-19 is an issue, but long stay visas allow us to stay in one place for a long time.
“Having to travel to and from the Schengen area due to the 90 day rule is increasing travel and putting more people at risk.
“Elite sports events continue to happen, and British athletes will struggle to attend such events and train properly for them if this does not change.”
BRITISH ATHLETES STRUGGLING WITH THE BREXIT 90 DAY RULE + VISA APPLICATION CONTACT YOUR MP EXPLAINING YOUR SITUATION, WE NEED TO CREATE NOISE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE MORE PEOPLE THE BETTER #BrexitDisaster
— anna (@annahendersonxo) February 11, 2021
The petition requires at least 10,000 signatures for the appeal to receive a response from the government.
79 thoughts on “British riders may be unable to race in Europe under new Brexit rules”
It really is the gift that
It really is the gift that keep on giving isn’t it!
Anybdy had any luck with ordering bike parts from the EU yet?
I have spent literally
I have spent literally thousands on Planet X bikes and bits over 10 years. Always happy with goods. Being Spanish, I now know I will never buy from them again.
I have £100 worth of bits and
I have £100 worth of bits and bobs on its way from Mantel. Will let you know how I get on.
It’s a shame the EU is impossible to ride a bike in if you’re not from a member country.
I’d love to see an American or Australian or Columbian win Le Tour but it’s obviously never going to happen under the current rules.
“Will I let you know how I
“Will I let you know how I get on.”
I’m sure you’ll tell the story in such a way as to prove that Brexit is amazing, not a total shitshow. Never let the facts get in the way of tribal loyalty to the numpties of the Conservative and Brexit Party.
Mr Kettle? Mr Kettle? I’ve
Mr Kettle? Mr Kettle? I’ve got a Mr Pot on line 3 wants to speak to you. Something about colour schemes.
I’ll just post a picture of my parcel when it arrives. Will that be factual enough for you?
Rich_cb wrote:
Is that UPS? Can you post your experience of whether, like my two last Canyon deliveries, it takes 10 days and gets held up for a while because of (their words not mine) “Brexit related issues.” It gets here but it takes a bit longer than before.
It is UPS, I’ve opted for
It is UPS, I’ve opted for delivery this Wednesday (day off) that will be 5 days from ordering.
So far, so good, fingers crossed it gets here on time.
There seems to be some hit
There seems to be some hit and miss with UPS, but yours looks faster than mine. I had no option to opt for a date either. And, on top of that, they eventually texted me to say “delivery Thursday” and then delivered on the Wednesday…..when I was out.
HarrogateSpa wrote:
You certainly have a nice open attitude…
You’ll be delighted to know
You’ll be delighted to know my Mantel package arrived this morning, one day ahead of schedule with no further charges.
Yeah, I saw their £135 limit
Yeah, I saw their £135 limit for posting to the UK. Shame as their Ultegra disc groupsets are a lot lower in price then here in the UK!
Weirdly Lordgun are only
Weirdly Lordgun are only shipping orders over £135 but I suspect they’re then just leaving you to sort out the import paperwork.
Canyon are shipping again so it is possible to send things over £135 without any extra admin on the consumer’s part. Hopefully Mantel etc will get their systems up to speed for that soon.
Parcel arrived today. No
Parcel arrived today. No extras to pay on delivery. Seems like Mantel have figured it out (for orders under £135 at least).
You mean an Australian like
You mean an Australian like Cadel Evans or a Colombian like Egan Bernal? Or if you want to go back far enough an American like Greg Lemond? (Obviously no mention of LA)
Rich_cb wrote:
Don’t be silly. The article itself explains how riders from outside the EU deal with the situation by arranging a residency permit that allows them to come and go as they please. That option is now required for UK riders if they want the same freedom, but it looks like at the moment there are some lengthy waits to arrange it.
The petition is about trying to get the option for UK riders to continue to ride as they have without a visa or residency permit.
Whether you believe that Brexit was a good idea or not, things like this were always going to be the case, as the UK is now on the same footing in its relationship with the EU as other non-member countries, and our citizens dealt with in the same way, in the absence of any specific agreements to do things differently.
I must have missed that part
I must have missed that part of the article?
I just scanned it again and can’t see a mention of residency permits.
Regardless, it’s perfectly possible to be a professional athlete from outside the EU and compete within the EU.
If athletes from many other countries can achieve it then I don’t see why British athletes require special treatment.
Gkam posted about the
Gkam posted about the residency in a reply to a similar question above. So with fish and other things like the Musicians issues. It seems to be more extra hoops and things to jump through which potentially wasn’t communicated out fast enough for people to be able to put appropriate paperwork in place in time
Obviously the Froomes, Hamiltons and others Sports people in tax havens like Monaco are fine but the ones like Tao and Dowsett now need to live in Europe for a set amount of time to qualify. I’m assuming there might be other tax indications with these new residency Visas as well.
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I just replied to a similar question on the Facebook posting. Almost all countries have the same agreement with the EU the 90/180 rule, but this can be bypassed as set out below.
Most riders from outwith the EU, like those from Australia, South and North America choose a location, say Girona as an example and set up base, get a residency permit and call that “home”. With the UK being a lot closer to training areas like Girona, that was never really needed previously. if you have a residency permit you can come and go as you please, similar to what we had when in the EU, but residency permits are hard to come by just now and the wait can be more then 90 days…
This is a direct quote from a friends post who’s on a UCI womens world tour team “I had all of my documents and paperwork prepared but even to get an appointment for a residency application would be around 4 months!”[quote]
They did post that but that
They did post that but that was after I posted my comment so a bit harsh to criticise me for not referring to it!
If you’re a professional sportsperson who needs to compete in the EU it seems a little reckless to have left your preparations for post Brexit competition until now.
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As with most things with the “deal” happening about two days before no deal, what plans could they make? Did you know what the plans were for every little thing?(did the government)? When could they submit the requests? With Covid blowing up over Dec / Jan, should they spend all the money on cyclicts who might not compete? How easy is if for UK cyclists to up sticks and be resident in the EU now? How does it effect their finances?
And as Gkam pointed out, the actual process is supposedly taking potentially 4 months now for one team entry and that is someone who was supposedly prepared.
We voted to leave in 2016.
We voted to leave in 2016.
Boris Johnson won a majority in 2019.
If the process to obtain residency takes 4 months then I would suggest that any athlete has had more than enough time to complete it.
Rich_cb wrote:
Are you purposely being stupid?
Those who were only contracted from 1st Jan 2021 couldn’t do anything about residency, as their contracts hadn’t even started yet. The deal was only agreed on the 24th of December 2020.
The process currently is taking a minimum of 4 months in various countries, but you have to factor in that the deal wasn’t even signed 4 months ago, alongside the problem that you have to be living in that country to get residency, which many countries are still not allowing travel to.
There was a world tour male denied residency when all non-EU riders on the team got theirs and the team put all riders done under the same address and has done since it began many moons ago.
But it’s ok because all the happy-clappy C**Ts got their blue passport and to hell with everyone else. Racist bigotted F**KS.
We had freedom of movement up
We had freedom of movement up until 1st January, if you were an aspiring professional cyclist you could easily have moved to the EU at any point after the referendum.
It was well known that freedom of movement would cease once we had left the EU. The last minute nature of the deal is therefore irrelevant. If you were a professional cyclist who failed to prepare for that inevitability then you have to take responsibility for your current predicament.
Rich_cb wrote:
Clearly as thick as pig shit aren’t you.
There are many pro cyclists who already had a residency, but aspiring pros, not a hope.
1, Covid stopped almost all racing outside of world tour in 2020 and therefore also prevented people from travelling to various countries where they were going to be based and get residency in 2020 ahead of whatever the outcome of the talks was going to be. (Or maybe you thought they could have foreseen Covid aswell and sorted it out in 2019?)
2, You can ONLY get residency with a valid contract of employment, so anyone that didn’t have one of those couldn’t get residency and anyone whos contract didn’t start until 1st Jan 2021, obviously couldn’t.
3, Many juniors missed a whole season of racing in 2020, so the step up to senior level and getting their contracts meant they also missed out, because their contracts didn’t start until 1st Jan 2021. One particular rider is signed for Devo Team DSM, while most of his teammates met up for a training camp and racing blocks, he’s still at home because he can’t afford to use up too many days and then not be able to race later in the season.
There are many other variables to take into consideration, but seen as you a deaf to anything, I’ll not bother. You and the rest of the blue passport brigade aren’t worth anyone time.
Movement to the EU was
Movement to the EU was entirely possible in the summer of 2020.
That would also have given plenty of time to apply for residency.
The withdrawal of freedom of movement has been on the cards for almost 5 years.
If you haven’t planned for it by now then you have to take responsibility for that oversight.
Here is the official guide for obtaining Italian residency post Brexit.
Have a read. You might learn something.
https://www.interno.gov.it/sites/default/files/2020-12/vademecum_brexit_en.pdf
So you are the resident of
So you are the resident of Bell End? Nobody could plan anything because Johnson (American slang M’Lord) hadn’t done a deal until the last minute; so nobody new what to plan for. Incompetent Government, incompetent PM and apologist supporters. Go join the tossers who funded Brexit in a distant tax haven and do us all a favour.
In terms of freedom of
In terms of freedom of movement/employment everybody knew exactly what to expect.
Seeing as we are specifically discussing freedom of movement/employment then the last minute nature of the rest of the deal has absolutely no relevance.
You may be on a one poster
Rich_cb – You may be on a one poster campaign to justify this sh1t show. Your efforts do not detract from the fact that you are wrong and no matter how many times you choose to post tripe some people just thinks its offal.
Post Brexit rules regarding
Post Brexit rules regarding residency were part of the withdrawal agreement.
The final version of this was agreed in October 2019.
This simple, verifiable, fact completely destroys your argument that there was insufficient time to obtain EU residency.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_withdrawal_agreement
Rich_cb wrote:
Apologies … it was a comment from another user not in the article. However, what they said does appear to be correct on checking.
Rapha Nadal wrote:
No luck; Bike24 an online retail Co in Germany that I’ve used before, because they stock and supply the complete ranges of producers (half sizes in shoes, non standard crank lengths etc) but are not sending to the UK anymore. That is a bad business idea. UK retailers, step up to the plate and capitalise on their failings.
Why don’t they send to the UK
Why don’t they send to the UK? They send to Australia.
I believe it has to do with
I believe it has to do with how the UK’s VAT rules have changed, which means EU based businesses having to account for tax in a different way to how they used to and some businesses deciding simply to stop shipping to the UK because of the costs of the extra bureaucracy.
Presumably Australia don’t do that.
no Australia have pretty much
no Australia have pretty much the same tax setup I believe, one of the reasons the EU proposed these VAT changes was to bring the European market into step with what alot of the rest of the world countries already did.
hopefully when the EU catches up with its VAT changes in July it will make alot more sense to these companies whats actually happened
btw the costs of the extra bureaucracy stuff,you just amortize it across your customers orders from those territories, which is how most of the companies operating and arent complaining about it are doing and have done for a while, those that cant werent doing much business in that territory anyway.
I’m sort of hoping that some
I’m sort of hoping that some of the EU Megasites that have proved to be invaluable to me recently are just holding off for a bit, seeing how the splatter develops now the the shit has truely hit the fan, to be a little more welcoming in a bit, more expensive perhaps, but less “Not sending to the UK”
Jetmans Dad wrote:
Correct.
Australia collect tax on goods at the border. There’s no requirement for companies selling to Aus to register and collect the duties themselves.
Australia charge GST for
Australia charge GST for goods of 10% and if your company qualifies it must register for and collect duty.
simontm wrote:
True, but the UK makes everyone register and collect for low value goods, whereas Australia only requires those importing more than $75,000 to do so.
though as an example it means
though as an example it means if you sell something to an Australian via Ebay, Ebay will collect the GST and register it for you, I presume places like Shopify etc are similarly treated as a whole, rather than individual small businesses.
but the whole point of this VAT change is its part of a global governmental trend to end the VAT or GST exemptions on imported online sales of goods worldwide.
The EU changes, which are part of what the UK implemented first, probably go the furthest, so far, but Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA and Norway are all on the same journey and implementing already or considering similar schemes, and it will especially in light of the success of e-commerce and governments desire to raise taxes to fill the whole in the finances from the past year be an area where more changes are made. Just look at what Australia are trying to put in law for Google/Facebook to pay more tax, to be a news aggregator.
It may have something to do
It may have something to do with Australia actually giving due consideration to these things and arranging a deal with EU and/or it’s member states. Whereas our leadership just bumbled through and probably ignored it.
The VAT changes were agreed
The VAT changes were agreed whilst we were EU members in conjunction with the rest of the EU.
The EU were supposed to implement the exact same changes on the exact same day.
The EU chose to delay the change by 6 months due to Covid but they will be bringing in the exact same policy later this year.
Rich_cb wrote:
I do find it ironic that since leaving the EU, the UK has managed to implement EU bureaucracy before the EU!
The upshot of all this is it makes trade within the EU easier, but more difficult outside of it (especially for small retailers).
Rapha Nadal wrote:
I ordered a pair of Fizik shoes from Deporvillage before Christmas, anticipating this shit show. I finally received them in late January. God alone knows what it’s like ordering stuff now. I’ve noticed some pretty hefty price increases as well. A Fizik saddle I bought for £122. 50 in December was up to £153.99 in January.
Still, I’m sure Rich will be along shortly to explain how it’s all the EU’s fault because he read it in the Daily Heil…
…something about blue
…something about blue passports, … something about EU rules, …something about sovereignty, …something about immigration, …something about democracy, …something about WWII. I think that’s the case for Brexit explained in about as much depth as I’ve ever heard it.
Brexit just keeps on taking.
Our horizons diminished,
Our horizons diminished, opportunities down the drain, lives impoverished.
But hey, Johnson is a hit with the insular and the xenophobic, so it’s terrific for his career – which is the most important thing, right?
Brexit is a done deal. Sadly,
Brexit is a done deal. Sadly, there is no turning back. You’re absolutely right, but remainers complaining will fix nothing now. So we need to try to make the best of it. That would start with ejecting Bojo and his chums…
Brexit is not a done deal.
Brexit is not a done deal. Our idiot PM has saddled us with a hard Brexit deal that is bad for the UK economically. As the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the economic impact of Brexit will become more and more apparent. It’s already clear that the problems with NI are complex and not going away any time soon. The deal we have is shifting away the banking business to Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam and New York. The arts sector, another huge contributer to UK GDP, is also suffering massively due to the need for visas for artists touring. There are no upsides to Brexit. Sooner or later, the pressure from business, and the job losses still to come, will be so massive that our idiot PM is going to have to go grovelling back to the EU. Either that or he’ll get the boot and someone else will.
If you think Brexit is over, sorry but you’re being naive.
I’m waiting on wheels from
I’m waiting on wheels from Scribe. I did not realise they are based in NI which makes it more complex.
Did you know you now need a special VAT number if you trade from NI to the EU?
So much for reducing red tape.
Exactly, and instead of the
Exactly, and instead of the 36,000 bureaucrats in the EU we now need 50,000 more customs officers for the UK. The only people to benefit from Brexit are the mega rich tax dodgers who wanted to be able to keep their banks accounts offshore and avoid the new EU rules on banking.
This is the petition. I don’t
This is the petition. I don’t see it linked anywhere in the article….
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569584?fbclid=IwAR16J7zZ8VSOcLUUdxaIuOv6tFXgi-3H9i-JSbFPhgkW2KeKnzT0bFOBhsQ
Surely the same rules apply
Surely the same rules apply to other non EU sports people. How do they manage it, or are these ‘special’ non EU rules just for the UK?
Spangly Shiny wrote:
I just replied to a similar question on the Facebook posting. Almost all countries have the same agreement with the EU the 90/180 rule, but this can be bypassed as set out below.
Most riders from outwith the EU, like those from Australia, South and North America choose a location, say Girona as an example and set up base, get a residency permit and call that “home”. With the UK being a lot closer to training areas like Girona, that was never really needed previously. if you have a residency permit you can come and go as you please, similar to what we had when in the EU, but residency permits are hard to come by just now and the wait can be more then 90 days…
This is a direct quote from a friends post who’s on a UCI womens world tour team “I had all of my documents and paperwork prepared but even to get an appointment for a residency application would be around 4 months!”
Yeah, this is nothing new. A
Yeah, this is nothing new. A visitors visa is supposed to be used for a short visit, as the name implies. If you are going to stay for months, you’re probably doing something there, so get the proof of employment and apply for the residence permit like everyone from non-EU countries does.
In other words you voted for
In other words you voted for this crap
Brexit has diminished
Brexit has diminished opportunities for all of us.
I sympathise with these elite sports people, but I don’t agree that this should be tackled via exemptions and special status for special people.
We should ALL get our freedom of movement back.
What about all the
What about all the professional footballers, for example, from EU countries currently playing in the UK? You don’t hear about any issues there.
Existing players aren’t
Existing players aren’t affected. The difference in the eligibilty and paperwork for new signings only started this January, so part of one transfer window in which there were less mid-season signings due to covid anyway. And even then, there were issues that affected possible targets, so it doesn’t back up your point.
Actually you do, so you might
Actually you do, so you might want to research the subject a bit better. Managers Sam Allardyce and Neil Warnock were firm believers in Brexit. Now they’re both complaining that it’s harder to get European players signed.
Meanwhile, back in the land
Meanwhile, back in the land of reality the pound has risen to over $1.40 and a fresh year high of 1.16 vs the euro.
Still, all those issues Lance Armstrong had with getting a visa really stopped his ambitions didn’t it… and those Colombians and Aussies… if only they could compete in EU countries… lol
Nigel Garrage wrote:
That will be post Brexit vote reality then? Average spot rate for 2015 was 1.377 v the Euro; the High was 1.44 the low 1,27; how chuffing impressive…….. will you be saved via the dollar? Oops close but no cigar average 1.5285, high 1.5883, 1.463……
So in you ralternative “real world” being worse off on exchnage rates and losing your freedon of movement is some sort of success? Where is your Garrage located….. Bell End?
Nigel Garrage wrote:
Ah, talking exchange rates, are we? What you’re looking at is the weakness of the US$.
GBP worth €1.42 pre-frauderendum. Now trading at €1.15. So down 19%. Hardly a ringing endorsement for Brexit.
Face it. This sordid, stupid, xenophobic project has ruined our country’s reputation and put a slow puncture in the economy.
Eton Rifle wrote:
Stop the Steal!
Eton Rifle wrote:
The £ is worth more per € today than it was in 2010 – sure it reached a high mark in 2015/16 due to the Tories’ election win and austerity, but really where it is today is well within historical trading bands.
Without wanting to bore everyone with politics, my objection to the EU was always the direction of travel – remainers always treat it as if it was some kind of static construct with a stable status quo, but the obvious direction of travel was towards a single European state without sufficient democratic representation. The end.
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I doubt it
Sniffer wrote:
I think he meant that he’s run out of ideas.
Exchange rates are not some
Exchange rates are not some kind of international economic health measure. I don’t know where you get that idea from. In the early 1980s the pound bought USD 2.40, due to high UK interest rates in use to curb inflation by reducing domestic demand. Result: exports plummet and imports surge. 3 million plus on the role, Thatcher’s Britain, Boys from the Black Stuff, no jumpers left for goalposts.
Too low, and imports of essentials (for the UK, food) become expensive, but exporters do well, assuming they are allowed through trade barriers.
What we need is low volatility around a reasonable point. This allows people to plan investment, lowers borrowing costs for businesses and, crucially, governments.
Nigel Garrage wrote:
I’m surprised that typical variations in exchange rates wasn’t on the Brexshit pledge list…
I’m sure that it will be great comfort to the struggling companies and individuals that are the victims of this mess…
GIVE ME A BREAK! there are
GIVE ME A BREAK! there are OTHER countries outside of the EU! plenty of non-EU racers that manage to race in the EU just fine. Just another bunch of negative compainers. Get the right Visa, done. simple.
I swear, how you lot ever managed to wipe your own arse!?
Go wave your flag elsewhere;
Go wave your flag elsewhere; I assume now the fishing industry is ****ed and can’t sell their product anymore you’ll be calling them “negative” despite using them to win the vote. Tossers who ignored the facts voted for this reality yet don’t even have the balls to own the consequences.
And to use your analogy, we didn’t have to wipe our arses before and didn’t vote to do so. Unfortunately the sh1t is not ending up on the morons who did lie and lobby for Brexit. But that was always going to be the case wasn’t it.
All these bastards that voted
All these bastards that voted for Brexit should be taxed at a higher rate that than the rest of the sensible population, to pay for all the chaos they have, and will cause.
The problems that would be caused were plain to see, but oh no it was project fear etc.
Brexit was a good example how easily people can be fooled, all to keep a few multi-millionaires happy so that they can continue to keep their money on off-shore bank accounts.
If only multi-millionaires
If only multi-millionaires voted for BREXIT, then we’d still be an EU member – there are not very many multi-millionaires.
On average, I’d suggest that the average income of BREXIT voters was lower than that of remain voters – and has probably dropped further as a result of COVID, if that’s any solace.
There’s a very good book by Robert Tombs, ‘This Sovereign Isle’ which explains very well the EU referendum, who voted which way and why. Why not read that and try to understand your fellow countrymen instead of lashing out.
So what you are saying is
So what you are saying is read a book written by a Brexit supporter who might just be writing to support his opinion and not really to write academically?
Are you presuming that it is
Are you presuming that it is not written academically, or have you read it?
Chris Hayes wrote:
Oh come on, Chris. Tombs is a revisionist historian and an arch Brexshitter.
I HAVE read his book “The English and Their History” and it is utter rubbish. Absolutely chock-full of omissions, misrepresentations and wilful misuse of statistics.
Tombs is a joke amongst proper historians and is to academia what Boris Johnson is to integrity.
So you’re going to base your
So you’re going to base your view on this book on the basis of a completely different book? And as for Tombs, he’s an Emeritus Professor of History at Cambridge University. He’s hardly David Icke.
It took a decade for the EU debate to subside from Norwegian politics following the 1994 referendum on joining. I wonder how long it will take here?
You do realise that Emeritus
You do realise that Emeritus is academic speak for “shuffle off to the corner until you’re dead” right?
You mean like Stephen Hawking
You mean like Stephen Hawking was an Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, or Roger Penrose an Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford?
You see I thought that it meant that the professor has retired but is allowed to retain their title as an honour. Perhaps its different for historians as you say.
https://www.theguardian.com
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/30/the-sovereign-isle-by-robert-tombs-review-is-this-the-best-case-for-brexit
Thanks – I read this before I
Thanks – I read this before I bought Tombs’ book. Got a lot of respect for Finton O’Toole’s journalism and well-reasoned argument and subscribe to his IT podcasts.
You see, that’s what I enjoy: debate and well-reasoned argument – as opposed to people abusing each other behind ‘nom de guerres’ on the internet. That just messes everyone’s day up.
I can give 3 quick actual
I can give 3 quick actual examples of how Brexit has affected organisations that I am connected to directly.
1. Shipments of cold transported biological materials being held up in customs despite all additional paperwork being correct. Loss to company running into £10k s. This has led to the decision to move certain operations to continental Europe rather than expand UK facilities.
2. European research partners are no longer able to claim tax credits for work done in our UK labs. This has led to the decision to move certain operations to continental Europe with highly qualified, highly paid, tax paying key staff being relocated or recruited locally.
3. European companies seem more reluctant to agree legal agreements under UK law. Leading to additional cost and loss of legal protections or risk of failing to secure an agreement full stop.
These are not teething issues, they are existential threats to UK businesses leading to loss of opportunity and migration of jobs to the continent.
Sure, Europe is not the only business partner in the World, but we already had access to those other markets.
Seriously, the only good news story I am aware of in terms of a Brexit dividend is that the UK government now has a better chance of banning fishing in marine reserves which for some reason under EU regulations they were releuctant to do. I’m sure that the British fishing industry is delighted.