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Old 07-09-2023, 12:43   #5509
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Re: Britain outside the EU

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
It will take time to build up with the right level of EU cooperation, an expanded business activity away from the EU.

It just needs a business friendly tax regime from the government and the rest will follow.

You rabid Remainers take no positive attitude at all. Yet you and I both think the government is crap. There is no future in taking orders from Brussels. But there is a business future if government makes it possible.
That's rather disingenuous. Jonbxx and I have been absolutely clear that this deal is good news. But I agree with TheDaddy that it was something we enjoyed as part of our previous EU membership. Brexiters should also be happy to tot up that as there are 40 countries in Horizon, there will be some other non-EU countries too - it is after all the biggest such scheme in the World.

Outside the EU, we will find ourselves an EU rule-taker as they set European standards which we won't be able to influence so easily as when we had a seat at the table. They are set to ensure that the mighty Apple ditches its lightning charging socket for its iPhones in place of USB-C in the EU. Apple won't sell special models just for the UK so we will be a rule-follower there. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple followed the USB-C approach globally too.
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