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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostAnd if there are delays, then it will be on both sides of the borders. If there's a requirement for lorry parks in Dover then there'll be an equal requirement for them in Calais too.
Except their suffering is that they can't get exports into one of their smaller customers, they'll survive without our imports. Our suffering is that we can't get imports from one of our major suppliers and we can't get sales out to one of our major customers.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostSo you mean it's a lose-lose situation, both sides are "worse off" in your eyes, but you're happy with that, as long as they "suffer" as much as we do.
Except their suffering is that they can't get exports into one of their smaller customers, they'll survive without our imports. Our suffering is that we can't get imports from one of our major suppliers and we can't get sales out to one of our major customers.
The UK has no option, doubling the capacity of their sea ports isn't really an option, the stuff will simply rot in Calais.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIf the Germans can't import Cheddar cheese from the UK they can simply import a bit more Gouda or Leerdammer from Holland.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe UK has no option, doubling the capacity of their sea ports isn't really an option, the stuff will simply rot in Calais.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostSo you mean it's a lose-lose situation, both sides are "worse off" in your eyes, but you're happy with that, as long as they "suffer" as much as we do.
Except their suffering is that they can't get exports into one of their smaller customers, they'll survive without our imports. Our suffering is that we can't get imports from one of our major suppliers and we can't get sales out to one of our major customers.Comment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostYes. It's a lose-lose. Am I happy with that? No of course not. I bring it to your attention because when confronted with a "Lose-Lose" situation the negotiating sides will generally seek to find a workable "Win-Win".…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIf the Germans can't import Cheddar cheese from the UK they can simply import a bit more Gouda or Leerdammer from Holland.
The UK has no option, doubling the capacity of their sea ports isn't really an option, the stuff will simply rot in Calais.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostYes. It's a lose-lose. Am I happy with that? No of course not. I bring it to your attention because when confronted with a "Lose-Lose" situation the negotiating sides will generally seek to find a workable "Win-Win".
That's what happens when you negotiate with a country that is much bigger than you.
The EU will cut a deal on goods and the UK will agree because it's all they'll get. The trouble is the UK economy is 80% services. The Europeans will be happy because they will still be able to flog their Prosecco and BMW's, and snaffle a few tens of thousands of jobs in Financial services, in return the UK government will breathe a sigh of relief that Nissan won't shut its factory, at least not yet.
The next deal the UK will do is with the US.I'm alright JackComment
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