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The Sunny-Uplands Of Brexit
During January of this year, Beef exports to the EU fell by 91.5%, Cheese by 85.1% and Pork by 86.9% - some exports such as breeding animals, seed potatoes and certified seeds stopped entirely – with a total loss of export value of around £100 million (source: Private Eye).
Who amongst us would be stupid enough to vote leave?
Who amongst us would be stupid enough to vote leave?
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Yes Hymie. It's the beginning of a much needed rebalancing of the UK's economic model. For forty years our membership of the single market meant that it was as easy and lucrative to sell stuff to other EU countries as it was to sell it here. So we had the ludicrous situation where goods (particularly food) were being shipped abroad for sale whilst the same or similar goods were being imported to meet UK demand. This increased our food dependency on foreign suppliers, laid the country open to disruption by foreign hauliers and (particularly) French fishermen blocking the Channel ports when they were not given what they demanded. It was clearly ludicrous that English apples grown in Kent were more expensive and more scarce than French "Golden Delicious" (which are neither golden nor delicious).
One of the principle aims of Brexit is to wean British consumers and businesses away from the EU's protection racket (which it quaintly calls its "Single Market") and towards buying more goods and produce which is either home produced or from countries which require no political control over our affairs before agreeing to sell us a couple of beetroots at a protected price.
This will not happen overnight and to harp on about what has happened in the few weeks since we finally broke free - especially in the current circumstances - is, quite plainly, daft.
One of the principle aims of Brexit is to wean British consumers and businesses away from the EU's protection racket (which it quaintly calls its "Single Market") and towards buying more goods and produce which is either home produced or from countries which require no political control over our affairs before agreeing to sell us a couple of beetroots at a protected price.
This will not happen overnight and to harp on about what has happened in the few weeks since we finally broke free - especially in the current circumstances - is, quite plainly, daft.
//... no one who voted leave will ever admit it was a mistake .//
Depends how you would define success or failure, anne. I voted to leave so that the UK could determine its own affairs and not be bound to a bloc that had, as one of its principle aims, the "ever closer political union" of its member nations. I have no wish to see this country in such a political union and certainly not a closer one than it already suffered. I want to see that wish fulfilled almost regardless of any outcome that could reasonably be expected to happen. So in that respect my reason for wanting to leave will have been fulfilled and I cannot see how I can believe my vote was a mistake.
Depends how you would define success or failure, anne. I voted to leave so that the UK could determine its own affairs and not be bound to a bloc that had, as one of its principle aims, the "ever closer political union" of its member nations. I have no wish to see this country in such a political union and certainly not a closer one than it already suffered. I want to see that wish fulfilled almost regardless of any outcome that could reasonably be expected to happen. So in that respect my reason for wanting to leave will have been fulfilled and I cannot see how I can believe my vote was a mistake.
Jack; //The one thing Europe does excel at is cheese-making. What do they want with our mousetrap?//
Where the hell do you shop? is it that shop 'licensed for cheese & dancing' (which didn't have any) in Monty Python? The UK produces some of the best cheeses in the world ! - look around & BUY BRITISH:
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Where the hell do you shop? is it that shop 'licensed for cheese & dancing' (which didn't have any) in Monty Python? The UK produces some of the best cheeses in the world ! - look around & BUY BRITISH:
https:/
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