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Is the U.K. suffering from a kind of psychosis?

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Whitewavemark2 Sat 29-Jun-19 09:28:57

Loosing touch with reality seems to be a theme particularly amongst some our politicians, and I was struck today listening to the radio how this is, as a result affecting us as a nation in relation to trade.

At the end of last year we as part of a community of nations,
formed an EPA with Japan, which allows the UKs businesses to trade freely with Japan as part of the worlds largest economic area. It had taken years to negotiate this extraordinarily complicated deal, but it now gives our businesses unfettered access to a huge market.

This week after 20 years of highly complicate negotiations the U.K. as part of th e EU will have access to the South American market. This is the biggest trade deal yet negotiated by us as part of the EU, giving our businesses access to 800 million customers.

On 31 October we lose our collective marbles and turn our backs on all that, putting the U.K. in the worst position of the entire world of nations, with zero trade deals and totally out of touch with reality.

Psychosis on a nationwide scale.

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crystaltipps Sun 30-Jun-19 07:21:06

The EU has just negotiated a trade deal with the South American trading bloc and today is completing a trade treaty with Vietnam. Both these treaties have taken many years to negotiate. Never mind, with our crack (pot) negotiators we’ve got one with the Faroe Islands and I believe a transitional arrangement with Switzerland ( which we already had as EU members).

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Urmstongran Sun 30-Jun-19 07:58:56

Well Olly Robbins has jumped before he’s pushed. We are getting the Boris dividend without his even having been elected yet. Highly unlikely Mr Robbins would be throwing in the towel if he thought Remainer Hunt would win. Really good news. Boris' announcement about the central figures in his new Brexit team is really encouraging too.

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Whitewavemark2 Sun 30-Jun-19 09:13:51

Don’t speak too soon ug

Article on the hustings today, and it seems that Tory members are listening to both contenders and realising that Hunt is the only one with answers and dignity. Many are saying that they are fond (?) of Johnson but need someone who is more statesmanlike.

There is a suggestion, that Johnson simply will never command a majority, as there are a number of Tory MPs who could not tolerate him as PM. The Queen could not accept his government as it would not have the ability to govern.

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