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“This is the most unspeakable gibberish. What can one possibly make of it? It resembles the kind of thing someone might scrawl on an asylum wall with the blood from their fingertips, rather than the policy options of mainstream political parties. “
politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/05/…
“This is the most unspeakable gibberish. What can one possibly make of it? It resembles the kind of thing someone might scrawl on an asylum wall with the blood from their fingertips, rather than the policy options of mainstream political parties. “
politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/05/…
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What is the difference between a "customs arrangement" and a customs union? The description given for the former - "no tariffs, fees, charges or quantitative restrictions" and "no checks on rules of origin" - is indistinguishable from the latter.”
What is the difference between a "customs arrangement" and a customs union? The description given for the former - "no tariffs, fees, charges or quantitative restrictions" and "no checks on rules of origin" - is indistinguishable from the latter.”
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“What does it mean for the UK to "determine its own external trade policy", as many of the options demand? Under a customs union, we would be bound to sign trade deals with countries the EU has signed them with,
BUT
“What does it mean for the UK to "determine its own external trade policy", as many of the options demand? Under a customs union, we would be bound to sign trade deals with countries the EU has signed them with,
BUT
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“but we could set our own tariffs for direct trade, as well as having control over things like services. That suggests we would determine our own policy.
“but we could set our own tariffs for direct trade, as well as having control over things like services. That suggests we would determine our own policy.
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“But we would have to sign those deals, and goods could still enter the UK freely under zero tariffs via the EU from those third countries, massively undermining our negotiating posture.”
Right.
“But we would have to sign those deals, and goods could still enter the UK freely under zero tariffs via the EU from those third countries, massively undermining our negotiating posture.”
Right.
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“So perhaps we wouldn't. Just saying "determine its own external trade policy" means precisely nothing without a description of what that entails.”
Are you as utterly sick as me of the vomit that pours out of politicians minds without the remotest apology or good manners?
“So perhaps we wouldn't. Just saying "determine its own external trade policy" means precisely nothing without a description of what that entails.”
Are you as utterly sick as me of the vomit that pours out of politicians minds without the remotest apology or good manners?
7/ @IanDunt 5* Scorn
“And then at the end, nothing will have changed. The parliamentary arithmetic will be the same. The deal on offer from the EU will be the same. The deadline will be the same. We'll be exactly where we were before. This will all have been for nothing”
“And then at the end, nothing will have changed. The parliamentary arithmetic will be the same. The deal on offer from the EU will be the same. The deadline will be the same. We'll be exactly where we were before. This will all have been for nothing”
