In my blog yesterday I said it was too early to judge how damaging Brexit has been to UK trade with the EU. The trade figures are too muddled at the moment to know for sure, but the doleful influence of Brexit will be clear soon enough. The idea that a long trumpeted but not delivered US deal can make up for this is rubbish, people who think so simply can’t count. They also don’t realise what the Washington government is thinking about the UK’s actions. Trust is in short supply.
"Desperately" is a strong word and I'm not sure the case is made yet. It may be one day I accept.
"Brexiteers are blatantly and openly burning their boats but they are the ones living on an island." Thank goodness we have a moat. We are not going to be dictated to by a club we are no longer part of. We left the EU after a referendum get over it my friend and if that is burning boats so be it we have already proved we can survive after Brexit albeit with less trade. Taxation can be expected to be higher but that is the prices of retaining sovereignty. And if trade with other nations does increase we will have an opportunity to reduce deficits and increase economic security. We have set a new course with our boat and far from burnt it in my book.
"Desperately" is a strong word and I'm not sure the case is made yet. It may be one day I accept.
"Brexiteers are blatantly and openly burning their boats but they are the ones living on an island." Thank goodness we have a moat. We are not going to be dictated to by a club we are no longer part of. We left the EU after a referendum get over it my friend and if that is burning boats so be it we have already proved we can survive after Brexit albeit with less trade. Taxation can be expected to be higher but that is the prices of retaining sovereignty. And if trade with other nations does increase we will have an opportunity to reduce deficits and increase economic security. We have set a new course with our boat and far from burnt it in my book.