DMcG, We choose the standards we will accept. We import chicken from the Far-East already. It meets EU standards but we have to charge a tariff.

Dave,
Talks of trade deficits with the EU taken in isolation are yet another example of statistical manipulation.

I did not take it in isolation. EU trade is a drain us. Non-EU trade is enriching us. Increasing the good trade and reducing the bad will make us more prosperous.

Unlikely. For a start EU regulations guarantee quality, hygiene and environmental standards.

We will continue to guarantee standards. We can even raise them if we choose because it will be decided by us not Brussels. Do you think UK incapable of setting standards for ourselves?

David,
They don't even impinge upon the nation's economy even if it isn't. Because the supply of money is not fixed.

How does that work David? Just borrow more when it runs out?

DMcG,
And, as we repeatly say, the EU risks are not just financial, but also social and political. So to behave as if all the matters is the money is to delude oneself. While the money is important, obviously, it is only one aspect, and a financial loss to the EU that preserves their other interests may be quite acceptable to them.

We are already aligned with them socially and politically. So far money is all they have wanted to talk about.

Rag, no-one has to do what you tell them. The rest of us are discussing the issues. Will you join in or just keep giving "suggestions" to people.?