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These. People. Are. Not. Your. Friends.
Any friend of the United Kingdom, no matter how excited about future collaboration, would recognize the UK's first priority must be salvaging what can be salvaged with the EU.

To want not only parallel negotiations (already a bit nuts) but priority...
Even if you think a US FTA will be some massive game-changer for the UK economy (please DM me the contact details of your marijuana disturber), there is absolutely no urgency to it.

No US trade will be disrupted if it's delayed.

The EU talks are on a literal count-down.
I meant "distributor" here, which I know will make many of you think I don't actually need a new one...
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Dmitry Grozoubinski
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"Unrealistic not to blame the result on Brexit."

Jesus.

Brexit wasn't an act of god or a natural disaster. It was a policy debate. A critical one.

One on which the Labour Party under Corbyn was an unelectable combination of disinterested, confused, and missing in action.
"But our core voters were split on it."

Oh, you poor dears.

You think the Tory Party's vote share consisted 100% of people who were born loathing the EU and wanting to leave it?

They're the pro-business party for heaven's sake, and they still kept their base and stole yours.
"They lied to the public!"

Is this your first day in politics, buddy?

Also, in my field (trade) alone Jeremy Corbyn spent a a great deal of time talking out of his allotment.

Thanks by the way on setting the bar a US FTA needs to clear at, "does it literally sell the NHS?"
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Dmitry Grozoubinski
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1/ This article describes absolutely industry-standard negotiation tactics with the existential horror of an inner city hipster, who thought beef comes from cows who pass peacefully in their sleep, visiting a slaughterhouse for the first time.

bloomberg.com/amp/news/artic…
2/ "They copy paste their last FTA"

Yes.

All negotiators try to.

It's much easier for everyone in your country if you don't sign it up to 19 different binding treaties on the same thing (say, animal health regulation) that look radically different.
3/ "They open by asking for full market access but reserve some of their own sensitivities."

Starting a negotiation by asking for more than you're willing to accept and offering less than you're willing to give?

Oh my stars! I'm swooning, ya'll. Bring the smelling salts!
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Dmitry Grozoubinski
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1/ The UK government is contemplating leaving the EU with higher tariffs on those it doesn't have a trade agreement with (or developing countries it gives preferential access to), than previously planned.

Step by step thread on what's going on here.
2/ The UK's departure from the EU Customs Union means it needs to establish its independent tariff regime.

This is a policy on what level of import tax it will charge on every imaginable type of product.

Previously, all EU Members had the same tariffs, so it didn't need one.
3/ The first step of that process was for the United Kingdom to tell the other 163 World Trade Organization Members the maximum tariffs it agreed to ever apply.

This is the UK's WTO Goods Schedule.

explaintrade.com/articles/2018/…
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Blessed heavenly Father,

thank you for your loving ways and desires. You are truly wonderful.

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