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Originally Posted by Chris
And the idea that we're going to somehow flounder in the world requires wilful neglect of the fact that we managed perfectly well on our own in the world for our entire national history, except for the last 40 years.
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The last 40 years have seen some pretty fundamental shifts in the role of globalization and free trade.
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You make it sound, by the way, as if trade in and out of the USA is somehow impossible or punitively expensive outside of any EU trade deal. That's simply not the case. An open market trade deal, of any nature, is going to be better than none at all, but even with none at all, trade can and does go on.
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I am not saying it's impossible I am saying that any arrangement would be disproportionately beneficial to the Americans because they have a stronger position from which to negotiate. I was simply disputing the idea the deal would be 'on our terms'. The EU incidentally is close to closing the American trade deal and we would have to start from scratch.
I don't think life outside the EU would be a disaster but the Outers are giving a wildly optimistic view of how easy it's going to be.