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Old 24-02-2023, 17:14   #4853
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Re: Britain outside the EU

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
What is important here is not to listen to the binary cause specialists. "A problem is either caused by Brexit or it is not". Of course, you will get the zealots jumping on statements like "We have no fruit because of Brexit" but you would have to be naïve or a fool to be gas lit by their responses.

It may be a big shock but the world is more complex that this binary, cartoon-like representation. Most things that are happening to this country will have a Brexit contribution, the only discussion is how impactful this contribution is. For this situation, here's a well balanced perspective:

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/...able-shortages

It is the highlighted part that is important here: our decision to isolate ourselves, in trading terms, means that suppliers will naturally choose easier markets to deliver to if they can .. this seems to the case here. Had we still been in the EU, we would be getting more supplies. Sort of obvious really.
I agree 100%. These discussions, like many discussions these days seems to lack nuance. If something happens, it’s either completely due to Brexit or Brexit has nothing to do with it. It is almost always somewhere in the middle.

See also do masks and vaccine work with COVID…
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