Re: Brino
Originally Posted by
Banchory
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Why do you thing the EU would tell any of its members to stop trading with the U.K.?
German car manufacturers have already done their market research on existing customers post Brexit intentions
Good to see you agree with me that the Brexit mantra of "they need us more than we need them" is in your words “based on some very deceitful statistics”.
I think you’ll find most do want a trade deal with the EU. Australia has prioritised the EU over the UK as has the US under Biden administration.
Most of the trade deals just were rolled over and those that were amended have left us with less favourable terms, Japan being a prime example
More importantly you haven’t answered why you think we can buy things cheaper now we have left the EU
I think you will find that the
UK-Australia trade deal is a lot closer than you think.
As for the "the UK needs the EU more than they need need us" you were claiming earlier, it's simply not true when you look at the trade deficit the UK has with the EU. You can't have those deficit figures working both ways, no matter how much you try to disguise it.
Saying the EU exports only 13% of its goods to the UK and the UK exports 50% of its goods to the EU is completely misleading.
13% of the EU population is around 59 million people
50% of the UK population is around 32 million people
GDP of the EU is 18.92T - 13% of that is $2.4T
GDP of the UK is 2.9T - 50% of that is $1.4T
However, the trade deficit the UK has with the EU is around £79 Billion
The EU trade surplus with the UK is £79 Billion
OR
The EU trade deficit with the UK is -£79 Billion
Think about that last line and what it means.
Then think about the UK fisheries industry, intelligence, defence, USA access (the EU don't get invites to the White House like we do), financial services, Pharma and medical device industry etc etc etc
Finally, those trade deals with the EU weren't just rolled over in the majority of cases.
1. We have actually ratified them - the EU hasn't
2. There are many differences in the Japan-EU trade deal, I'll leave you to google them up, but just remember the UK is no longer bound by single market rules, the customs union and has its own trade policy etc. Just as one difference to highlight, UK state aid rules are different - so Japanese businesses over here are much better protected than they are in the EU for a start.