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Originally Posted by Pierre
And? Just means they can sell American manufactured crutches, wheelchairs, ecg monitors etc.
All the panic mongers can calm down.
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It can mean anything including having American healthcare companies running parts of it since we already have some NHS services out for tender.
The thing is there would be nothing wrong with changing the structure of how the NHS works, France and Germany do not have a monolithic healthcare service run by the government. I think the legitimate worry is the Conservatives most keen on reform do often seem to like the American system rather than the French system, the latter having far more regulation on prices e.t.c.
Also remember the Americans will be in a far stronger position when it comes to negotiations given the size of their economy and the fact we'll really be needing that trade deal.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
"Chris" claimed "Parliament cannot bind itself or its successors". If that was true then the EU related decisions could be overturned. As they can't be overturned, his statement was false.
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Well they could. It's just the consequences stop us from doing so. In the end nothing is stopping us doing whatever we want. What would the EU do? Invade? The reason we abide by international/supranational agreements is because to break them would carry political and economic consequences on the world stage.