The EU Has Orbits, and the UK Fell Out of All of Them

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as the quickest clear overview of the Brexit options, though later commenters note it predates the final outcome.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

CGP Grey

Topic

brexit eu relationships

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

7

HN mentions in dataset

9

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• This 6 minute video by CGP Grey explains the different possible relationships with the EU available to the UK, and why the UK has so far rejected all of them ... [VIDEO]

• It is not really a negotiation. It's a pick and choose for the UK, the problem is that their red lines does not correspond to any "orbital" around the EU. Budging on any of them for the EU is not an option to keep the …

• > crash the country out of the European Union because no one was willing to work with Theresa May. The possible was agree Theresa May's deal untouched, drop some UK "red line issues", remain in the EU, or no deal Brexit (crash out). That's it. …