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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Andrew,
What would this "best possible deal" look like? To my mind, the "best possible deal" would logically be the one suggested by Barnier in the past. The Canada model.
Why won't they give us that now? What would an extension achieve? A Canada style deal with no other stipulations from the EU?
As to high levels of unemployment, the EU has this too and level playing field requirements would fetter our ability to develop as fast as possible.
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I would be keen to see services in the deal as that's a key strength of this country. Too much attention is paid to fishing which accounts for minimal GDP and half the UK shipping fleet has been sold to overseas owners anyway.
I see having a level playing field as working strongly in the UK's favour. We're a rich country with a high minimum wage and until recently, didn't over-interfere in industry. Such rules would actually work in favour by keeping out subsidised, unfair competition from Europe.