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muriel_volestrangler

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2. It's those with the boundless confidence that a libertarian Britain could negotiate great deals

Reply to Matilda (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:57 AM

Apr 2019

with other countries that would be great for the UK. If we're in a customs union, new trade agreements with third-party countries are extremely restricted. However, realists know that trying to get special deals as one medium-size country is hard, and if the last 3 years have shown anything, it's that the UK is truly crap at international negotiation, these days.

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Why is the thought of a Customs Union such a bad thing to some? Matilda Apr 2019 #1

It's those with the boundless confidence that a libertarian Britain could negotiate great deals muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #2

And it looks like continuing for a while to come Matilda Apr 2019 #3