Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Most of our trade is with countries, notably China, Japan, India, USA with whom we have free trade agreements - that is rather the point of them.

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Yippee, if we do leave without a deal, does that mean we will be able to bring back Duty-Free Shops?

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Hi

Yes, but the usual limits will apply, which they don't at the moment.

I am off on a booze run to Calais to stock up.

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

If you've heard nothing as to why people voted Brexit that will only be because you refuse to listen.

Ever closer union and the transfer of even more sovereign powers to Brussels was a good enough reason for me.

Having Laws made in Brussels by legislators with no interest in the UK that are not directly accountable to the UK electorate is another.

Take the Irish/UK border issue.........That is an area that the EU should not be touching with a barge pole as they are undermining the GFA with their proposals.

Ultimately, the GFA is an agreement between two communities.

The EU do not understand the significance of that word 'Agreement' .

Varadkar has made a serious mistake in letting the EU control the position on the Irish border and overplay the significance of the tiny amount of trade that crosses that border and risk the whole Withdrawal agreement and the amount of UK-EU trade over the piddling amount that crosses between Eire and NI......

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

1) As the phrase "ever closer union" is to be found in the EU treaties themselves, amending or deleting it would require every country to agree. Instead, the UK could be formally exempted from the aspiration to “ever closer union,” which could be confirmed by treaty change down the line.

Sovereignty is an amalgam of many things and therefore cannot be presented as a single entity.

2) Laws made in Brussels are agreed to by the UK and the other 27 members. There is an argument that UK laws are affected by between 13 and 55%.
So what??

3) I presume you mean the UK/EU border. The GFA was made between 2 members of the EU.

159.The positive role played by the EU in relation to the peace process can be encapsulated in four areas: the safeguards that EU membership provides in underpinning the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement; the role that common UK-Irish EU membership played and continues to play in transforming relations between the two countries; the effect of common EU membership in diluting cross-community tensions in Northern Ireland; and the positive impact of EU funding in Northern Ireland.

That's why

4) The withdrawal agreement was signed by all 28 members of the EU. And then we want to change it!!!!!!
To say that the EU don't understand the word agreement is a bit rich.

5) Evidently that is an OPINION rather than a substantiated fact.

Please try and come up with some valid reasons for leaving.

Dam, just missed a try by England against France

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Thanks Donkey man, although only a third of what you say has anything to do with the EU as you rightly point out.

Freedom of movement has been a great advantage to UK with a net payment in to the Treasury of £5.5 billion.

Perhaps a viewing of the web site
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/f...tics-published
would allay your suggestion that the EU has destroyed the UK fishing industry.
I'm sure you don't but don't believe everything that you read.

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Some Countries World Wide can't wait to set up Shop with the UK
They know that British is best and many of our exports are sort after. Unlike cheap shoddy imports especially from the Far East and,made with Slave Labour

That.s why all Dictaotors and Heads of State want Rolls Royces and Jaguars.
And, Scottish woollens and Kilts and Saville Row Tailering
As well as Bury Black Pudding.

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

We already have duty free shops

We already able to bring back duty free from the EU countries

If we leave we will be able to buy in the duty free shops, only it will be a lot less than we were previously allowed to bring back.

I suppose that would elicit a yippee from the temperance seven

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

Duty free shops are about the same price just about as normal shops if you are travelling in the EU.

Switzerland is the place to go if you want to save a bundle.

Re: UK trade with other EU countries

One of the key Brexit arguments has been that we can enter into a free trade deal with China and as well as selling our goods to them we can import cheaper goods from them than we buy from Europe.
So the Brexiteers plan is for the UK consumer to replace quality European goods with shoddy Chinnese ones. I’ll pass on that one thanks

Unfortunately we sold Rolls Royce to the Germans and Jaguar to the Indians