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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
1. You've given more or less the same explanation for months. We get it.
2. Being pragmatic is one thing. Caving in to EU bullying is not tolerable imo.
All we want is the Canada deal. What's wrong with that?
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2. In all deals where there is a junior party, one party will potentially cave in. We saw that with BoJo and the withdrawal agrement where he caved into the EU although managed to fool quite a few people until the penny dropped.
The UK and Japan are currently set to sign a deal which Liz Truss is getting awfully excited about. However, Japan has made clear that it cannot be as ambitious as the one signed with the EU as the UK is a far smaller market. I call that one party in the negotiations having more power in strictly neutral language. You might prefer the use of more emotive language like bullying which is your choice.
3. I've explained to you why the EU has its red lines. It doesn't mean that I wish it didn't but it's only what was called Project Fear or Easiest Trade Deal Ever depending on who you chose to believe at the time.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
I’m sure you know that’s not how it works, as we were a founding member...
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Exactly. Today's learning is that not everyone knows the difference between small and smaller.