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[Politics] Brexit
- Thread starter KingstonSeagull
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I wonder whether the coalition of the willing might step over the EU to create a resistance to Russia,
and make the EU, as a Political Entity redundant?
If the coalition can act decisively and quickly, what then for the EU?
Synchronizing food safety standards, sure.
Facilitating easy movement of employees? Tick
Acting quickly on pandemics, er, would be nice.
Having a parliament and elections......
Why?
European super state? No thanks.
I have always been 'pro EU' but that is because it was that or being a Little Englander.
Maybe there is another way?
A free trade bloc,
Harmonized standards, driving rules? Easy.
And a committee of heads of state to act swiftly to deal with word threats,
such as Putin, Trump, and whicever robot is currently running China.
And shared intelligence to deal with the mad Islamists.
Bosh.
But it means dismantling the EU itself.
Form an orderly queue?
Nobody in it. Yet.
and make the EU, as a Political Entity redundant?
If the coalition can act decisively and quickly, what then for the EU?
Synchronizing food safety standards, sure.
Facilitating easy movement of employees? Tick
Acting quickly on pandemics, er, would be nice.
Having a parliament and elections......
Why?
European super state? No thanks.
I have always been 'pro EU' but that is because it was that or being a Little Englander.
Maybe there is another way?
A free trade bloc,
Harmonized standards, driving rules? Easy.
And a committee of heads of state to act swiftly to deal with word threats,
such as Putin, Trump, and whicever robot is currently running China.
And shared intelligence to deal with the mad Islamists.
Bosh.
But it means dismantling the EU itself.
Form an orderly queue?
Nobody in it. Yet.
nicko31
Well-known member
EU tariff from the US 20%, UK 10%
If only history started yesterday
If only history started yesterday
Of course we also have to pay more for EU goods now as well as US ones, so what you lose on the swings you gain in the passport queue to get onto the roundabouts outside the airport
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Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 851
Someone else who doesn’t understand who actually pays the tariffs.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 28,994
I'm absolutely stunned that our Brexit supporting friends haven't been all over this thread claiming that 10% Tariffs proves they were right all along, continuing the complete misunderstanding of international trade and who pays and suffers more.
We've been torn apart and trashed economically but the Orange moron putting on half the mad tariffs he's putting on the EU is somehow going to justify Brexit
We've been torn apart and trashed economically but the Orange moron putting on half the mad tariffs he's putting on the EU is somehow going to justify Brexit
- Jul 10, 2003
- 28,994
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 851
Had a look at this tweet on X and it’s a great example of how the app has gone to ratshit since Musk. Hundreds of paid-for-blue-tick accounts supporting him and saying how the EU is so bad for Ireland, then when you finally get to the comments from non-bot accounts it’s all people giving reasoned and correct arguments as to why it’s a ludicrous argument.
5Ways Gull
Well-known member
Might be one of the best posts on NSC ever.
nicko31
Well-known member
We’ve got no leverage over the US at all, there will be no retaliation from Starmer we’re in a very weak position.I'm absolutely stunned that our Brexit supporting friends haven't been all over this thread claiming that 10% Tariffs proves they were right all along, continuing the complete misunderstanding of international trade and who pays and suffers more.
We've been torn apart and trashed economically but the Orange moron putting on half the mad tariffs he's putting on the EU is somehow going to justify Brexit
Make no mistake the US government can’t be trusted and they’re not our friends
US exports comprise 1.5% of UK GDP. Thankfully, not through decades of great planning, we‘re not economically beholden to the US. Whilst Germany, paying the price for being exceptionally good at things are facing disastrous damage:
The Cologne Institute for Economic Research estimated that the Trump tariffs will cause €200bn (£160bn) in damages to German finances. It estimated that the wider damage to the European Union could run to €750bn (£630bn). “For Germany, the tariff of 20 per cent is an economic catastrophe,” Jürgen Matthes and Samina Sultan, the authors of the report, said.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Maybe becoming shit at making things was a cunning plan after all.
Austin Aggros, Binatone and Ferguson v Mercedes, Miele and Bosch. Wilson, Callaghan, bosses and the unions planned for this day.
Even the easily manipulated morons who voted for Brexit understand that Trump’s just killed the world economy.I'm absolutely stunned that our Brexit supporting friends haven't been all over this thread claiming that 10% Tariffs proves they were right all along, continuing the complete misunderstanding of international trade and who pays and suffers more.
We've been torn apart and trashed economically but the Orange moron putting on half the mad tariffs he's putting on the EU is somehow going to justify Brexit