Archived The Left thinks we are too small to do a trade deal with the US! (dailymail.co.uk)
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Archived The Left thinks we are too small to do a trade deal with the US! (dailymail.co.uk)
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[–] Frenchgeek 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Until you notice the deal is vastly in favor of the US because the UK doesn't have enough money to balance it.
[–] YoungerX [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
We haven't even started negotiations lol, can you see into the future bro?
[–] Frenchgeek 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Using basic logic and a fairly cynical view of the world, I can do it easely.
I can also see Trump thanking you for doing your part in making the US great again while he fuck your country to bankrupcy.
[–] BoulderShoulders 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Trade deals are about access to markets. They aren't about who has the most money.
[–] Frenchgeek 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
And the UK market is fairly small, at US' scale, so you'll have to have some incentives for them to even bother.
That's about why the EU was formed originally : to create a market big enough to negociate from a position of strength.