Steven Barrett
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I heard an interesting perspective yesterday (can't remember where) saying that the Brexiteer's obsession with the UK's sovereignty would make ANY trade deal impossible. All trade deals involve surrendering some sovereignty.
So, they only have a problem pooling sovereignty with it's largest neighbour...They have signed post EU trade deals with Japan, Canada, Singapore, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and blocs of South American, Central American and Caribbean countries.
So, they only have a problem pooling sovereignty with it's largest neighbour...
Yup - they have this hang up with independence vs the EU yet will concede "sovereignty" in a flash if offered a US trade deal
This wont work unless a trustworthy leader comes forward to lead the people back. I think acrimony will follow and blame trowing will be the order of the day.I heard an interesting perspective yesterday (can't remember where) saying that the Brexiteer's obsession with the UK's sovereignty would make ANY trade deal impossible. All trade deals involve surrendering some sovereignty.
In fairness tho, I do think there's room to maneuver on fish quota's in the UK's favour to allow the it to have a fig-leaf over the level paying field, which they absolutely will need to give way on.
I genuinely wonder if the UK perhaps needs to crash out, if there needs to be chaos in order for that infamous and elusive British 'pragmatism' to steal back the debate from the loony right-wing of Tories and Ukipers . This will hurt us but maybe it is a price worth paying to get the adults back into the room of UK governance.
But there is also intransigence and bloody mindedness on the EU side, The EU position is really what Paris and Berlin decides what is and they are dictating what the EU script is which everyone else is just following verbatim. The talks were going well enough until Paris took a hard line and threatened to veto the then potential agreement.This will hurt us but maybe it is a price worth paying to get the adults back into the room of UK governance.
The EU position is really what Paris and Berlin decides what is and they are dictating what the EU script is which everyone else is just following verbatim.
@Leo yes fair points. With regard to Poland and Hungary yes the EU conceded some things because they needed to get the big budget and spending package through which they were threatening to vote against because the EU wanted to punish them for decisions they were making within their own countries.
just no one really thought that the EU could end up nurturing the likes of Urban in its mix.
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