Cable Forum - Britain outside the EU

Brexit seems to have gone quiet. I think VdL is in the USA and, no doubt, she and Boris will have a chat about things.

The Jersey fishing situation is likely to get frisky and there may be further huffing & puffing from the Calais mayor about the (currently troubled) cross-channel power link and, indeed, they can use all sorts of excuses not to ratchet it back up to full power. If that happens, all hell needs to break loose!

The NI Protocol may well remain as a can kicking exercise for some time as there is much else for governments to do in the current perfect storm scenario.

There was the Dutch matter that I posted yesterday.
On the US Free Trade Deal, Johnson has stated that whilst he gets on with Biden far better than his predecessor, a US-UK free trade deal is not a priority for the Biden administration.

papa smurf

21-09-2021 12:50

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36093909)

There was the Dutch matter that I posted yesterday.
On the US Free Trade Deal, Johnson has stated that whilst he gets on with Biden far better than his predecessor, a US-UK free trade deal is not a priority for the Biden administration.

Where was this reported, do you have a link?

Carth

21-09-2021 12:56

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36093908)

I have to say I’m impressed, though - doing that full time whilst living under a bridge…

Living under bridges is frowned upon now, leading to a surplus of homeless trolls . . . apparently that's why they 'invented' Twitter, so they'd have a home to go to ;)

1andrew1

21-09-2021 14:22

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36093911)

Where was this reported, do you have a link?

Perhaps this one tickles your fancy? It's in Johnson metaphors, of course! ;)

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“As we go to Washington our relations with the USA are about as good as they have been at any time in decades,” Johnson told reporters on his flight to the US. “When we last flew out a couple of years ago we had all sorts of pebbles in the shoe.”

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Asked about his personal relationship with the president, Johnson said: “Look, I’ve only had long conversations with Joe Biden either on the phone or at Carbis Bay and then Nato.

“It hasn’t been a relationship that’s been very long in gestation. But it’s terrific, I mean genuinely terrific. We see eye-to-eye on all sorts of things. Have we bonded over any particular thing? He’s a bit of a train nut, as am I. He likes trains which is a good thing.”

https://www.ft.com/content/f446bf87-...5-bf7d9933b758

papa smurf

21-09-2021 16:31

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36093916)

Perhaps this one tickles your fancy? It's in Johnson metaphors, of course! ;)

https://www.ft.com/content/f446bf87-...5-bf7d9933b758

thank you.

Hugh	22-09-2021 19:03

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https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1632333671

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Inside the Oval Office: the power players with the ear of Joe Biden and Boris Johnson

Liz Truss and her American counterpart listen in on the talks, also involving experts on both sides in trade, security and climate change

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-ne...boris-johnson/

Hugh	22-09-2021 21:17

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Interesting view of the U.K./USA trading relationship, from the USA side (this guy is on the House Ways & Means Committee, which deals with Trade) - it’s from a BBC2 Newsnight interview.

https://twitter.com/repbrendanboyle/...17482020869?s=

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...8&d=1632341731

Pierre

22-09-2021 21:28

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I think 2.5% is on the high side. However, that aside the AUSAUK shows that you don’t need “trade” agreements to agree deals that will benefit the economy. Just Deals.

mrmistoffelees

23-09-2021 15:00

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BP now announced that some fuel stations will close due to the hgv driver shortage. And before the usual suspects chime in with ‘it’s not Brexit it’s the pandemic’ the managing director of Britains biggest haulage was on bbc news the other day and quite categorically stated that the pandemic had only highlighted the issue and that the primary cause was indeed our departure from the EU

1andrew1

23-09-2021 15:01

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36094066)

I think 2.5% is on the high side. However, that aside the AUSAUK shows that you don’t need “trade” agreements to agree deals that will benefit the economy. Just Deals.

Isn't AUSAUK primarily about defence and not trade?

TheDaddy

23-09-2021 15:04

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36094137)

Yeah but who needs experts opinion, bet there was a failed politician or "comedian" tirelessly rebuttalling with alternate facts just for balance

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