The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #161445   Message #3836726
Posted By: Steve Shaw
04-Feb-17 - 12:42 PM
Thread Name: BS: We're off, barring an earthquake
Subject: RE: BS: We're off, barring an earthquake
Well, Stanron, we buy £89 billion more in goods from the EU per annum than we sell to the EU. The EU is far and away our largest trading partner, if that's the right word. If we don't get a reasonable deal, which we probably won't, tariffs will hit us hard. The thing is that we are in unknown, dangerous waters. I don't remember that being talked up much in the campaign. Conveniently, the leave campaign thought it was too hard for us to take in. But just wait until the job losses kick in.