Brexit: the gift that keeps on giving. Here are some of the latest examples of how Britons lose out as citizens of what is now a third country as regards the EU.<\/p>\n
They include: Eurostar has decided to stop direct services from London to Disneyland Paris from next summer, citing the fallout from Brexit and Covid.<\/p>\n
They are quoted as saying: Our border environment has also toughened post Brexit, and further complexity is expected with the launch of the EUs Entry Exit System.<\/p>\n
As well as Disneyland, Eurostar is unlikely to reopen its stations in Kent where they would now have to organise customs checks, which makes the procedure more expensive.<\/p>\n
So now it is not clear if the stations at Ashford International and Ebbsfleet will ever reopen.<\/p>\n
A Wandsworth resident found that the NHS app with UK-approved Covid pass meant nothing in Poland for the Border Guard.<\/p>\n
It wasnt recognised, only the EU-wide one.<\/p>\n
That meant he was not allowed to board his plane home to London.<\/p>\n
He had to rebook for a week later, thereby losing one weeks earnings and around 150 for another booking.<\/p>\n
Another Wandsworth resident has dual nationality and a cottage in Sweden as well as a small flat in London.<\/p>\n
The Swedish countryside was the perfect place for self-isolating during the pandemic, but in autumn 2021 they were planning to go back to London for the winter.<\/p>\n
They had already taken all their winter clothes coats, boots, woolly hats and gloves with them when they travelled to London for a long weekend in September.<\/p>\n
Omicron struck in early December 2021, and they decided to stay in Sweden, despite missing yet another festive season with family and friends.<\/p>\n
However, they needed their winter gear and asked one of their children to pack it all and send it over.<\/p>\n
The shipment got stuck in Customs, because they couldnt show receipts that VAT had already been paid on their old clothes.<\/p>\n
Some of those items are 15-20 years old from an era when we had free movement and didnt need to worry about keeping receipts for decades.<\/p>\n
Since they couldnt prove VAT payment, they had to pay 25 per cent of the value of their second-hand clothes plus a Customs administration fee to release the shipment, some of which had been bought in Sweden a long time ago.<\/p>\n
On Saturday September 10th there is a National March to Rejoin being held in London:https:\/\/marchforrejoin.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n If you believe Brexit was a national mistake, do join the marchers.<\/p>\n Barbara CallenderChairwoman European Movement Wandsworth & Merton<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Picture: Pixabay\/stux<\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read the rest here:<\/p>\n The gift that is Brexit just keeps on giving not! - London News Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brexit: the gift that keeps on giving. Here are some of the latest examples of how Britons lose out as citizens of what is now a third country as regards the EU. They include: Eurostar has decided to stop direct services from London to Disneyland Paris from next summer, citing the fallout from Brexit and Covid. Continue reading