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Despite what Boris Johnson is telling us this deal is bad news. It is bad for those who wanted to remain members of the EU but also those who believed leaving would unleash an era of opportunity for the UK.
We knew from the start of the Brexit project that the goal was deregulation, erosion of standards and the end of the rights to live, work and move across the continent. Losing freedom of movement is not news. It is still a disaster for working-class people everywhere.
Johnson boldly proclaims UK students will continue to access study abroad opportunities but it was the reciprocal principle of the Erasmus programme that was its strength. Students coming here, regardless of financial means, as well as students going elsewhere. Gone.
This deal will damage the economy. A lot was said about fishing doing well out of it. Tellingly, a lot less about services. We know that the impact will fall disproportionately on low-paid workers first.
Johnson says UK farmers and manufacturers are now free from the standards of the EU implying future UK standards on animal welfare for example will be higher. But how does that square with the ambition to ram through a US deal with low standard foods flooding UK markets.
This deal is no Christmas miracle. At over 500 pages, its full implications will become clearer in the coming days. But the timing of it, and the numbers in Parliament mean proper scrutiny is unlikely.
Opposition parties should not enable Johnson's posturing by stamping their approval on his agreement. Write to Labour not to endorse the Tory deal 
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We agree, @TomKibasi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/24/at-long-last-we-have-a-brexit-deal-and-its-as-bad-as-you-thought?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
