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24 Jan, 5 tweets, 1 min read
So "Freeports"..extra internal "hard" borders galore for "freedom loving Brits"..but also something more sinister? for desperate, deliberately collapsed economy, workers?

A "freeport" its own authority. Whatever imported into it free of tariffs & (if host country/Gov permits it)
free of host country regulations; also free of international rules eg WTO (if not member of these bodies)
The question is where will these "freeports" sell to?
Other "freeports" ..and UK Gov under current regime (through "approved" businesses) could contract to buy?
regardless of the conditions inside the
(Bangladesh on Tees/Ethiopia on Menai Straits) "freeport" to make the finished product/s. All out of legal reach of UK/EU (any) trade deal breaking deregulating repercussions?

Perhaps then add enough extra content inside UK proper
for extra overseas sales now qualifying for UK made trade deals?
I might be way off/too cynical...but I do not trust this Gov is so stupid? MPs & ministers yes and/or calculating; the lazy don't do details, PM maybe...However the Tufton St snakeoil "thinktank" power behind them?
For "Freeports" read "Charter Cities" ?
I certainly wouldn't be complacent: major economic contraction, *at least* (I fear worst) is def coming....

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Michael M. 🇨🇭🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮🇬🇧 Profile picture
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Add another one @YorksBylines @uk_domain_names

SOOO much NOT understanding what out of SM&CU meant

"As far as I can see there's no deal, there's no free trade, the Canada agreement he went on about does not exist"

YES it does. The TCA is better with some FOM for trucks!!
"customers are paying 23% plus 14% VAT and duty. This makes a removal to Portugal uneconomical."
Clients are either cancelling their removals or doing without their goods for the time being, waiting for the trade deal dust to settle".

YOU'LL BE WAITING A LONG FEKKING TIME
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20 Jan
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19 Jan
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Hey voila !

ISPM15 @DNewtonC @CliveWismayer @AnnaJerzewska

I think I am already ready to give up today
Basically ..if you didn't aready know UK is fucked!
and I know it's *et* "voila" ...which I would have remembered if not tweeting haste 😳
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