Thread: Government & Post Election Discussion
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Old 29-06-2018, 08:17   #1347
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
I think if Ian and I both clapped loudly we'd be still be drowned out by your applause and cheering

On a more serious, it appears that if Theresa May ups her game and faces down the Brextremists in her party, the chances of a trade deal increase. So will you be cheering for BoJo or Therese May on this issue, Old Boy?

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It isn't as easy as that, Andrew. The Brexiteer members of the Cabinet are keeping TM atuned to their objectives because otherwise the remainers would wear her down. I am sure that whatever the actual shape of the eventual deal, we will exit the Customs Union for the simple reason that we want to expand our trade outside the EU. The Cabinet is united on its present position, but neither side want to give ground. However, both will have to compromise to a certain extent to get this right.

It is the EU way and negotiating tactic to try and wear people down well into the eleventh hour of negotiations so they get the best deal available - nobody should be surprised that this is taking so long. One of TM's cards is to convince the EU negotiators of the difficulty she faces at home in giving anything away at all, and that reality will focus minds at the EU not to demand too much of her.

This negotiation is a multi-faceted one and most of us do not understand all the intricaces of it, so we cannot second guess the way the government is going to land this agreement, but I am absolutely convinced that they will.

The EU don't want a 'no deal' any more than we do.
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