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Plus you get to fight watch some fire content Link to that down in the description as well Let's get to this man. I've been seeing this for at least the last six months And it's it's about time that I educate myself on it on it and what's going on around it in the UK Brexit explain. I don't even know if I'm saying that right Brexit explain for confused Americans This one four years ago Let me tell you where I was four years ago Not in a history book not incurring events around the world not caring about the economics of anything You know I'm saying so Now that I'm not longer in school or anything Education is fun So let's educate Welcome to class. Are you an American who's having a hard time making any sense of Brexit news? Absolutely Maybe you feel hard time making any sense of Brexit news Maybe you feel like you should know a little bit more about what's going on in the UK, but you're worried It's too late to ask It seems like every week we hear about another crucial world-ending Leaving up to the UK they're gonna make a chant about anything I swear It seems like every week we hear about another crucial world-ending vote in Britain's parliament It's not your fault if you don't know what being vote in Britain's parliament It's my check it's my it's It's up to me to react and see stuff that y'all might not see it's the second time he'd been up there And his hair been a mess. That's two times It's not your fault if you don't know what's going on because nobody knows what's going on Since the UK voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 It hasn't been able to figure out what that actually means Brexit means Brexit and time is running out the UK is supposed to leave by March 29th So why is it also complicated? Well, this isn't an issue that easily maps on to one party that wants it versus another That doesn't supporters of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party both voted for Brexit and against it for very different reasons Britain joined the EU in the 1970s and many of those who voted to leave it say it takes away from the sovereignty of Britain That's why the motto of the leave campaign was take back control Which may feel a little ironic in these chaotic days Those who voted to remain on the other hand see the EU as a protector of human rights and the freedom of movement both for people And for businesses Brexit is such a massive injustice What makes things even more complicated is Ireland after 40 years of sectarian What makes things even more complicated is Ireland after 40 years of sectarian conflict Those who thought that Northern Ireland should be part of the UK and those who thought it should be part of the Republic of Ireland reached a peace agreement in 1998 that depends on keeping an open Republic of Ireland reached a peace agreement in 19 It's not really a peace agreement. I don't know what this is. This is not a handshake 98 that depends on keeping an open border if the UK is part of the EU That's easy to do if it's not it isn't first of all Let's be very clear about this you may have heard the term backstop floating around It's been called an insurance policy the backstop This is a requirement which the EU has demanded in Brexit negotiations that no matter what happens There has to be an open border in Ireland the EU won't agree to new trade agreements without the backstop This might mean that the UK actually can't properly leave the EU and this only makes the probe That's what it sound like If you leave you leave but you still with us at the end of the day Brexit crowd even more eager to leave it if your country can't leave the EU after all Is it really a democratic arrangement in the first place? So anti-democratic We're not accepting the will of the people So the backstop is one of the reasons there are so many negotiations and votes We have made progress on Northern Ireland Prime Minister Theresa May already came up with one deal Which included the backstop which the British Parliament rejected They also then the next day rejected a motion to reject her. It was a whole thing reject this deal Reject this deal because of the harm it would do now Theresa May has been flying around meeting with European leaders Trying to come up with a new deal even though nobody can agree upon what terms they would agree upon You might be wondering at this point why can't Britain just vote again if this is all such a big mess? That could happen really anything could happen if there was a second referendum Polls do show that remain has a lead for now, but opinions change and are influenced by campaigns You can't rule out that people would vote for Brexit again. You see this is no longer about Brexit is no longer about the European Union. This is now about our democracy If there's anything the past two years have taught us it's to never think things are certain in politics as March 29th looms There's also the chance that the UK will extend the deadline to leave But like a stressed-out student asking a professor for an essay extension that may only serve to push off big problems To a later date Meanwhile, some in the UK are now cheering for the most uncertain path of all a no-deal Brexit But you can't just vote to reject no deal. You have to vote for a deal There are worries about food and medicine shortages if that happens Britain's entire economy could be reduced overnight to hot takes about Meghan Markle This is four years ago. What's going on right now? It's getting rough over there Okay, those latest nail polish color, but many of the same people who campaigned most enthusiastically for Brexit in the first place are now pushing for Britain to take the plunge into a no-deal Brexit They're saying that all Britain needs is a bit of that blitz spirit that got the UK through World War two Which as everyone knows was no trouble whatsoever You'll see more votes in the coming weeks But for now it doesn't look like any of them will resolve any of the issues surrounding Brexit As time marches on the United Kingdom marches on with it towards what though? Nobody knows well four years later and the economy Fluid housing Job strikes Is this all uh? Does this have any connection? Y'all gotta let me know in the comments. We're not done here. First of all, let's go back Now none of I know a little about what brexit is not I'm still kind of unclear I Kind of get it, but I kind of don't think brexit is just the term of exiting the UK one in the not the UK London one in the ex my London down Britain one in the exit Some type of economic plan that they have I don't know anyway. Why the UK is doomed after Brexit This was three weeks ago Are you a business owner? We're looking to start um ma'am The longest five seconds in my life or 2016 June 23rd 2016 the referendum on European Union membership has been voted on and brexit has passed The united kingdom will be leaving the EU and its supporters are ecstatic But be careful the united kingdom has left the EU You wish for because brexit might have long term devastating consequences for the united kingdom brexit is the star With a flag with the star of the circles on it Be careful what you wish for because this one behind my head Brexit might have long term devastating consequences for the united kingdom's stability In fact, could it lead to the end of one of the world's oldest democracies? Here's how brexit could wind up destroying the united kingdom There was a lot of time to debate the consequence the EU European Union Got it Is that what that is? Okay, I gotta remember brexit and many people tried to unite the kingdom There was a lot of time to debate the consequences of brexit and many people tried to stop it in its tracks Including an attempt to topple the prime minister that nearly led to an unlikely coalition with a controversial labor leader But in the end the uk left the EU on january 31st 2020 about two months before the world got completely turned upside down By a pandemic lockdowns and everything else associated with 2020 So that makes separating brexit's consequences from the effects of everything else a little tricky Right, right because everything the world was on pause anyway So you couldn't really see the effects that leaving the EU Had on britain Okay, but there have definitely been consequences The main goal of brexit was to gain back that can do self-sufficient british spirit that got the country through the wars I don't know about that, you know, so i'ma compare this to leaving your parents house You know what i'm saying when you hit 18 You feel like oh, I could do it on my own I'm gonna love being an adult and getting it in print, but no You put me back in my mama career. I don't like it out here That's how I feel okay And while some might argue that it's worked It also meant cutting britain off from a much larger network of support the EU is made up of 27 countries All of which have an agreement that allows free travel between member states as well as favorable trade terms And the uk is now outside looking in it might have seemed like a great idea at first But it wouldn't be long before the uk started feeling the negative effects and almost three years in the consequences keep building For one thing the uk has seen a significant increase in labor shortages This is because many foreign workers fill jobs around the EU and after brexit They now have to get permission to work in the uk getting a work visa can be time consuming And what makes more sense applying to work in one country or working to apply in a network of 27 countries That makes the uk a distant second choice for those looking to work in europe This has led to vacancies at the local pub hub horrors But it's also led to many job openings in critical fields like healthcare because the foreign nationals just aren't coming And that plays a key role in another critical area. It's easy to make jokes about british food mushy peas Pudding made from blood, but britain does have a thriving agricultural sector that can keep the country fed through the year Farmers often simply don't have the staff to harvest all their crops and that leads to harvests being wasted which See this is what i was talking about see This is why everything fell through with it up here I don't know who was against this in the comments. I wish i could make a poll in the comments Who was against this and who if you was against this Leave a like if you was for it leave a comment Engagement Leads to farms going bankrupt and empty shelves at the supermarket Industrial farms often employ up to 3 000 workers per harvest season Many of them from countries in eastern europe and the lack of staff is killing their ability to supply britain with food britain might have been able to fulfill some of its food needs domestically But it has and still does import much of its food from abroad In fact very short-lived prime minister liz truss shocked her party conference when she informed them that the uk imports Two-thirds of its cheese from abroad This was clearly a disgrace because you can't have a stuffy politicians conference without some cheese But the simple act of importing food has now become much more challenging due to brexit under e u laws tariffs and inspections Were largely minimal, but now every import and export deal has to be renegotiated What's more the government wants to making things that used to take a day take 24 days 30 days I Can impose new import controls which could make accommodating for the farming shortages even trickier But this isn't the only thing made trickier by brexit travel in the eu sound strange to most people living outside of the union How did 27 independent countries agree to allow their citizens to travel across their borders without passport checks? Well, it took a lot of cooperation and trust The uk may be an island, but the residents still crossed over frequently via a tunnel under the english channel Which connected them to france via a high speed train line, but the times they are a changing So you telling me when it's time for me to go to the uk finally well, it wouldn't really affect me like right because No, hold on. Wait a minute. Well, it's time for me to visit the uk I was going to the eu at first If I was gonna win in 2019 So I'm gonna have one step for everything. Is that what i'm hearing? Or no If I would have went to great I see I'm me as a foreigner to y'all I wouldn't have to show a passport anyway to every every single place It wouldn't matter right so it wouldn't have no effect on me because I don't live there While the uk and the eu have a freedom of travel between the two they are still allies and members of nato After all they're now considered different countries And that means anyone who crosses across the english channel via train should bring their passport and be prepared for more security checks a minor complication, but one that could still put the That sucks. What if you didn't have a passport? What if you didn't have enough money to get a passport damper on a vacation if a key document gets left behind? And if brexit has brought about one thing it's lines brexit seems to have meant more bureaucracy more documents and more delays Just about everywhere. This is the most common at the borders and nowhere was it more obvious than in july 2022 When those trying to enter the country via the port of dover found themselves waiting and waiting and waiting While conservative politicians originally said there would be no major delays The simple act of requiring passport checks soon snowballed into massive six hour waits And it wasn't just at british ports suddenly all those quick check lines that allowed british visitors to just sail through european passport checks Were no more and all ports around the european union found themselves facing major delays As they had to check that british tourists were there legally and had plans to return Guess brits heading abroad had better practice their stiff upper lip But just about everyone is going to feel the impact of brexit in some way It's not just food related imports and exports that have taken a big hit in the first year after brexit It was estimated that exports to europe fell by around A lot of people 14% may not sound like a lot, but that's a huge number Especially when you got a country to feed, you know what i'm saying Cent it was partially due to covet but the impact has continued to be felt and a big part of that is the increased fees Security and paperwork that everyone has to deal with that includes countless small businesses Which have found it more expensive than ever to send their goods abroad Many long time small businesses might decide to close their doors rather than try to compete in this brave new market And will likely be replaced with either locally focused businesses or more likely multinational chains that are used to navigating the bureaucracy And that has meant lasting issues for the economy Part of the appeal of brexit was that the united kingdom could move away from the eu's costly fees and sharing arrangements Which were meant to boost the welfare of poorer countries with the help of wealthier ones like britain and france and the uk Doesn't have to pay those fees anymore, but that might not be a positive Since brexit happened the eu's gross domestic product has jumped by over 8 percent while the uk's growth is less than 4 That's well below expectations and while much of this can be attributed to covet The country's trouble getting workers and exporting its products definitely isn't helping either So britain is making less money, but it might be spending more domestically too inflate Then because people can't get work visas, you know that for to work in the uk It's like there's plenty of jobs there that people don't want to do You get what i'm saying like Like all of that. Oh, yeah, we want our jobs for our inside of our We want our jobs for the people that are from our place like no, I don't want to do somebody me personally I'm not doing that I'm not going to get here and name specific jobs because y'all gonna try to cancel me But I ain't doing some of the jobs I don't want to do it Can you imagine me being a farmer? I'll just say farmer. Can you imagine me being a farmer? Have you ever seen one of me as a farmer? Besides 400 years ago or or or or my the 400 Well, yeah 100 years ago, but like no, I'm not farming nothing I don't want to do it Patient is the word on everyone's minds right now It seems like everything is costing more these days from airline fares to grocery staples Some people blame all the money going to help ukraine fight off the russian invaders other people blame corporate greed The answer is complicated But one thing is for sure inflation isn't the same in every country and britain is having a much worse time than the average EU member It uses the british pound rather than the euro keeping its own currency even when it was in the EU And now the pound is weakening significantly inflation in the euro zone seems to be starting to improve On the same level as the dollar But that's not helping the united kingdom and the ongoing supply chain issues in labor problems Certainly aren't helping investors feel more confident in the country's future But brexit isn't just detrimental to britain's economy. It's damaging its culture The united kingdom is a major hub for tourism coming in 10th place by number of Okay, so here's what I remember my question was okay rivals and fifth by tourism revenue boosted by a number of factors It's one of the closest international destinations that speaks english for americans to visit if they don't want to learn another language It also has no shortage of tourist attractions ranging from big ben and winster castle home of the royal family To more modern attractions like the alton towers theme park It even has legendary historical sites like stone hinge But will the tourists keep coming? American tourists are likely to keep coming as their situation hasn't really changed Although the that's what I was saying like, okay, our can our it doesn't change for me really Increased cost for flights might cost some to decide canada is a better international destination instead But as for EU tourists, they might want to go to britain But then they look at all the requirements and might think that the coliseum in rome or the eiffel tower might make a little more First of all, why are these carpool characters so busty? you know what i'm saying like Nation instead but as for EU tourists, they might why is she so curvy? You want to go to britain? But then they look at all the requirements and might think that the coliseum in rome or the eiffel tower might make a little more sense While tourism revenue is still in complete flux right now due to the pandemic It's only starting to recover and no one is sure if britain's overall economy will ever fully recover But tourism isn't just fun and games for some people. It's their livelihood It's a time honored tradition for the performing arts the traveling showman It dates back to the bards of the middle ages who would travel from town to town singing their songs and hoping for tips from the populace And not to anger the local authorities today The country roads have been replaced with vans of traveling musicians searching for the next gig and for british musicians Those gigs just got a lot harder now going on tour means dealing with a seemingly never-ending array of bureaucracy Not only do they have to apply for a visa to perform in the EU They might have to deal with different regulations at every border Including searches that pose the risk of damaging their costly musical equipment And it's created some big roadblocks for even the biggest british musicians In the past continental europe was home to some of the biggest music festivals in the world British musicians consider these festivals mainstays of their tours But now the associated costs of heading to those festivals have caused many british artists to scale back their plans the result A near 50 percent decrease in british artists playing at EU festivals This has not only affected the artist's bottom line and their opportunity to boost their profile. It's affected the quality of those festivals I was looking for a way to Make some extra money. I saw this video of a guy Yeah, I think they're just gonna keep trying to push through or get through it This two-shell pass type of thing or Eventually, they'll be like now. Let me get back into EU or what do y'all think? They have to deal with the added bureaucracy at the borders, but they have to pay a different tax rate for each country They visit it's almost enough for a struggling musician to take dad's advice Give up the guitar and get a decent job at the fish factory Oh about that fish factory back in the early days of the campaign for brexit One group was louder than the others the fishermen. They were tired of EU regulations on fishing Which gave other countries access to rich british fishing waters and required the workers on the sea to abide by european rules On sustainability and other quotas They were looking forward to britain taking back the seas and giving their industry a new lease on life And of course making fish and chips an iconic staple of british cuisine cheaper than ever Unfortunately for those who enjoy their fish and chips brexit might have made their favorite dish more expensive The final brexit agreement divided up the fishing waters around the uk Which did not give british fishermen quite as much as they wanted But there's been a much bigger consequence to the split as fish and seafood exports have massively decreased to the EU The costs of shipping are so high that the fishing companies often lose money on every shipment abroad Don't even be seen at worth it no more I think a one for a love for one's country like I get it. There's nothing wrong with it to be To love your country love Where you from and what it all to be the other self, but it's like at the same time It's almost a little bit greedy And I don't know Like y'all gotta you know, I'm from the outside looking in so it's like Y'all did all some of y'all did all of that And now look at the consequences that's going on y'all wanted it for the better Y'all thought stuff would be cheaper stuff I don't know Or are they purposely making it harder? I don't I don't know I'm just gonna continue to watch this means the catch is mostly for domestic use Which means less fish are needed This has led to fishing companies scaling back their business and mini fishermen are looking for a more profitable line of work with greater stability Maybe I want to just chill out so everybody wouldn't be eating Maybe it's time to go back to school Brexit has caused a lot of damage to the uk's educational sector as well Particularly its universities the population of foreign students has decreased and the number of British students allowed to study abroad has dropped as well This is all due to the border issue But the bigger problem might be invisible Research programs between universities are the backbone of the educational world and the difficulty of traveling from one country to another Has made many specialists from abroad hesitant to work with the British universities on long term projects This mainly means research projects could be canceled or delayed British universities could see a brain drain and future students could see fewer I feel like this video is all on the negative. Is there any positive to this? opportunities for growth But a much bigger problem might be brewing because the united kingdom isn't so united anymore The united kingdom is composed of four distinct regions England at the heart of the big island Scotland to the north wales on the west coast and northern ireland up at out britain's longtime rival ireland All four regions have their own distinct culture dialect traditions and an intense sense of local pride Independence movements exist in all four scottish independence narrowly failed a few years before brexit and welsh independence movements are quieter But still prominent as for northern ireland while it's still majority Protestant and not exactly in sync with the rest of ireland more of its citizens are considering the possibility of a united ireland As the troubles fade into history Even after all of the pressure the uk has refused to consider any other independence movements after the last scottish referendum But thanks to brexit that might be changing when the voters of scotland narrowly rejected independence in 2014 It was largely a vote for the status quo young voters swung in favor of independence Hoping scotland would be a more progressive country as opposed to the uk's long long streak of tori prime ministers Older voters meanwhile tilted the balance in favor of remaining. Maybe it was their loyalty to the crown Maybe it was that they liked the conservative governments Or maybe it was just that they liked how things worked and they didn't want to see them change right now The problem is they no longer work that way when the uk left the european union So went all the privileges of membership whether the scottish people voted for them or not Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain by a 62 to 38 margin But were outvoted in the end and many now wonder if an independent scotland could apply to rejoin the european union It wouldn't be guaranteed, but the Odds are that the eu leadership would be sympathetic to them and consider them for membership quickly Polls now show that support for a second scottish referendum on independence has skyrocketed and would likely pass this time The government has refused to allow it, but it's not clear how long they can hold out And it's not the only country in the uk getting increasingly agitated The vote was a mixed bag in wales with most counties narrowly voting to leave But several major coastal counties voting to remain the margin was closed Everybody's not on the same page 52 to 47 to leave the welsh independence movement has always been the quietest of three But its supporters are gaining momentum and recent polls showed support has risen to over 40 A welsh independence movement would be an underdog right now But if scotland successfully gains independence, it might energize the supporters even more and more referendums come down to turnout and enthusiasm An independent wales would be a small country and have less sway with the eu at first compared to scotland But it could easily follow its larger neighbor's path And then there's the very thorny issue of northern ireland while not as decisive as scotland northern ireland's 55 percent majority I feel like I'm watching all of this and it's going to conclude in a war at one point Like I don't know why I get in the war. I'm like it's giving war vibes. I don't know why Like here in this stuff Country is one of rallying for their independence Then somebody's eventually going to try to overtake a smaller country or make one from the joint And then I got gonna want to and then this country allies and then like oh man In favor of remaining was easy to understand the religious divide in ireland led to decades of bloody conflict And the status quo of both ireland and the uk being members of the european union helped to keep things on a low boil But now there was a much bigger issue to contend with a border in the middle of ireland that might separate families on the two sides While obviously nowhere near as strictly guarded as the other countries This prospect caused enough panic that a negotiation was ironed out to keep an open border between ireland and the uk But the strong support for the eu and northern ireland has led to many moderates in the region wondering if the time was right To open the issue of reuniting the two countries with a 2022 pull showing a slim margin in favor of reuniting within 20 years Will all these happen unlikely? But they could and the results would be catastrophic for england An image of the brexit vote results show that england was largely on its own in its strong support for leaving That means that a majority of the uk's land space was strongly against the decision england made And all of them are considering breaking away if independence movements took off england could find itself losing half of its land space Many of its resources and much of its global prestige all three nations would likely seek to join the eu england would lose access to ireland and would have to negotiate with other countries The ugly look That's not a good that don't that to me. I don't sound like in here. That don't sound good Treaties for imports of the goods it used to own it would be a massive Sounds like a headache for england if that was to happen That guy for the country that used to rule much of the world not even be Join hundreds of high achievers Okay Being able to hold on to its own constituent countries, which raises a question Is there any way back to say some people in the uk have buyer's remorse over the whole brexit thing would be putting it lightly They lost a lot more Some of y'all gotta be like dang we shouldn't even did that when they expected and the benefits that they were promised Did not really manifest while many have called for finding a way to halt the process The ruling tories were strongly in favor of moving ahead and the current labor leader at the time was brexit ambivalent at best Being opposed to nato and once it went ahead there was no going back It looked like the brexit status quo was here to stay for the good or the bad But there might be another round back by october 2022 a poll showed that the britain's favored rejoining the eu By a whopping 14 point margin and while the heavy favorite to be p.m After the next election labor leader keir starmer has not yet called for reversing brex Bpm after the next election labor leader keir starmer has He's not that big That mean him he's the current prime minister not yet called for reversing brexit He's considered to be favorable toward the eu That might mean the uk could eventually find a bipartisan agreement on the issue But they might have to do it the hard way. No country has ever left the eu and then rejoined it and there is no buy well, you know valencia Adidas left kanya and came back so hey Offer takey backsies So the easiest way for the uk to get back in would be asking to rejoin and then going through the whole process of applying Having its application reviewed and then approved or denied It would likely be a multi-year process and they're not the only ones asking to join Many countries in eastern europe like bosnia and herzegovina and the under attack ukraine are seeking to join as well So the uk might have to go to the back of the line Something they're well used to giving all the lines after brexit But it may be the best of bad alternatives right now The uk is living with the fallout of brexit which includes import and export problems empty shelves at supermarkets a shrinking economy Poor diplomatic relations with its neighbors stricter border controls and decreased opportunity for travel and business in the long run It doesn't even sound fun to be there right now. God damn it could even undermine their bond with the constituent countries And could result in scotland wales and northern ireland going their own way possibly back to the eu This means that the uk might be looking for the escape hatch on the brexit experiment sooner rather than later Want to know just how powerful great britain used to be check out That's tough. Yeah, lily the like comment subscribe man. I'm gone