Thread: UK & EU Agree Post-Brexit Trade Deal
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Old 17-07-2020, 20:04   #3154
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Re: Brexit-Transitional Period Ends 31/12/20
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
“The benefits“ of trade does not preclude there being other benefits. I didn’t say “all benefits”.

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2016: Easiest trade deal going.
2017: May’s deal
2019: Boris deal shifts effective leaving date to end of 2020
2020: Biggest economic shock since Great Recession.

No, it’s not obvious to me that businesses have had “ample time”. We haven’t held a coherent policy position for 18 months.

I’m afraid your bullshit about optimism, or lack thereof, has no impact on whether the UK makes a success of this or not.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...postcount=1947



How is that Chinese trade deal looking?
What a crass position you are taking, jfman! Any business worth its salt would have planned to exit the EU with a deal and to exit without a deal. A pretty binary choice, and they have known this from the get-go. The third option, now dismissed, was to stay in the EU, which would have meant no change.

The Chinese? Well, that presents a really great opportunity if they keep within international rule of law, but in the absence of that, have you taken a look at a globe recently? Still plenty of opportunities out there.

But you are not an entrepreneurial type of person, so you just don't see them.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Infer all you please, that's not my intent and I don't think anyone else who reads the post will think I had freedom of movement as a 'benefit' that Britain wants.
Maybe so, but that iswhat the EU wants. You don't get it, do you?

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
So now "benefits of EU membership" can be Cherry Picked?


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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
That's what we were told by Vote Leave if I remember rightly.

But let's not get stuck in the past, we need to get the best possible deal as the country's already encountering high levels of unemployment and we can't afford to get it wrong.
Well, let's start by not being so negative about leaving the EU, then.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Your pedantry to sidetrack the discussion based on single sentences knows no bounds.

Although I agree yes, the UK are seeking to cherry pick.
No, we're not. We just want a no-tariff trade deal with no strings. Pray, tell me what is wrong with that, and don't forget to look at trade deals everywhere else around the world.

The EU is not the centre of the universe, jfman. I hope I am not the first to break it to you.
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