"The Rifleman" wrote:
> "John of Aix" wrote in message
> news:48223854$1$880$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
>> "The Rifleman" wrote:
>>> The realism is simple before the EU/ EEC we traded fine with Europe,
>>> and if we left the EU we would still trade with europe, we are their
>>> biggest customers, and it would save us over £225 million pound a
>>> week, ( even after rebates)
>>
>> Tosh both on the figures and the basic premise. If the UK left the
>> EU then it would simply have to pay import taxes like the other
>> non-EU countries. It does most of its business with the EU partly
>> because of its proximity to the contnent and Ireland but also
>> because it is advatangeous financially.
> It would also be able to trade fairly with the commonwealth again,
> meaning cheap products from Aus and NZ and Canada flowing here as
> they did before we joined the EEC, we would be much better off
> outside the EU
And what products would they be exactly? Do you expect the UK to live
better because it can have cheaper frozen 'lamb' and Maple syrup?
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