A couple of weeks of coronavirus supply chaos, and Jaguar are already flying in car parts in suitcases.
How long can UK manufacturing survive past 31 December 2020 if we don't have an EU deal in place, and have to suffer the full no deal Brexit impact?
How long can UK manufacturing survive past 31 December 2020 if we don't have an EU deal in place, and have to suffer the full no deal Brexit impact?
I wouldn't want to guess, but I think it's several orders of magnitude less long than EU-based firms can if they face friction trading with the UK market.
So if you're say a German car manufacturer, do you?
A) Come galloping over the hill to save the UK, like Gandalf and the Rohirrim army lifting the seige of Helms Deep
B) Watch Brexit kneecap your competitors in short order, and take a chunk of the business freed up
?
A) Come galloping over the hill to save the UK, like Gandalf and the Rohirrim army lifting the seige of Helms Deep
B) Watch Brexit kneecap your competitors in short order, and take a chunk of the business freed up
?
