John Buckley wrote:That’s a fair point granny, but when you read that “ The UK says agreement on vital security co-operation after Brexit is being blocked by EU negotiators “ it makes you actually wonder what the real situation is. The sensible thing is of course to renegotiate, but it doesn’t come across as being quite as easy as that so I hope you are correct in your assumptions.
That quote ('The UK says...') is from a piece on the BBC News website. The opinion isn't ascribed to anyone in particular, but later in the piece there's the usual 'according to UK officials'. It seems typical blarney for home consumption. I do know someone who, shall we say, has an interest in the policing and security aspects; he was aware immediately after the referendum result that there would be problems. There shouldn't be any surprises for the UK government. The victim status they appear to have adopted for the UK plays well in some quarters, but only masks their special mixture of half-heartedness and incompetence.