Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I know that we had the choice. We picked the right one, and it has shown up the EU to be the slow, inefficient monster it is.
|
We absolutely did the right thing on vaccines. But to use one optional procurement project as a business case for not retaining closer ties to our major market and to replace it with lots of red tape, costs bureaucracy and other deterrents to trade is interesting, to say the least.
---------- Post added at 11:12 ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
They do need to sort a few things out though like the one cheese maker reporting that every export to the EU needs it's own vet cert. His £20 cheese boxes each need a £180 certificate.
And the various tax bodies need to work something out especially for small traders.
|
That's what being a third country looks like, despite the promises of David Davis to the contrary. It's inevitable we will develop closer ties with the EU and I'm grateful we got a trade agreement which provides the means to achieve this.