- Joined
- May 8, 2018
- Location
- south east england
So hang on a minute, is No Deal Brexit something to fear or not? Because on the one hand you're saying that the EU has the ability to 'shoot us in the foot' but on the other hand No Deal is nothing to be fearful of because we're better off with a clean break and can get on with being buccaneering Britain again. (And indeed Mr Slot asserts that's actively what he voted for, to be 'shot in the foot', apparently.)
just digesting the rest of your post chop, but to answer this quickly, free trade is probably better than having tariffs where this extra cost could ultimately passed onto the consumer, but it seems the EU is requiring a bit too much in exchange for free trade [which would benefit both sides, probably more the EU as the uk has a 100bn goods deficit iirc]
As Mr frost has pointed out we want the same kind of trade deal any sovereign nation would want with another nation [and gets in the case of japan and canada it seems]
Excuse the pun but it's a trade off between the advantages and disadvantages of leaving not judged by tomorrow or next week but years and decades, and not just going by the retail prices on an imported EU product.
If things were so doom and gloom for the uk's prospects after brexit compared to the continent, why would so many EU citizens be seeking permanent residency?
edit: shooting in the foot was just the phrase I used, mr slot5 may not agree at all, but I'm sure it wasn't done to try to create a bit of argy bargy/wedge between leave voters
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