"John of Aix" wrote:
> "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?
Britain's trade would not suffer by being outside the EU, as the EU would not
want to jeopardise one of its most important markets, as Britain buys far more
from the other EU countries than it sells. The EU has trades freely with many
countries currently. |