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Originally Posted by ntluser
I was thinking about deals post Brexit. Once we leave the EU we can trade with those who wish to trade with us as we are no longer EU members. I can't see Germany and others not wanting to trade.
If we have to go with WTO membership then fair enough but we can put the spadework in via informal talks to sketch our what kind of deal countries want with us and later go into formal talks a bit more prepared, hopefully cutting the time it takes to get a deal organised.
Not sure what kind of deal the EU will give us in the interim but I think we will have to give up the single market if we want to control immigration. Not sure too if France will continue the current deal re: immigration arrangements at Calais. Strange that the EU do not want to limit migration to their countries so long as those arriving can be routed on to the UK.
It will be interesting to see what happens if and when the UK invokes Article 50 and also what happens in the German and French elections as that may have a bearing on things.
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Well, you and I know that but does he?
Politics is a funny old game and we don't always get politicans who care about ordinary people running the country.
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The older you get, the more you realise that leaders - even great/successful ones - sooner or later seem to wind up believing their own rhetoric, refusing to accept they're wrong and making big mistakes, which we all suffer for, as a result. Merkel's merely the latest in a long line...
I do think most start out in politics for the right reasons but it's amazing what a dose of power and the various trappings accompanying it eventually do to their morals and judgement.