What would happen if the UK refused to buy any products from abroad?

[Old Greg]

Do you think retrospective legislation is correct?

In certain circumstances, yes.

I would like to see cretinism made a banning offence on CUK. Would you like that applied retrospectively or just wait until your next post?

I'll just wait until your previous post.

[TykeMerc]

Let's see...

No cars (those "made" here are all partially or very substantially) imported.
Loads of food items missing from the supermarkets, including a large percentage of the fruit and veg and not an inconsiderable amount of the meat, fish and various other bits and bobs. Same goes for many of the non food items.
Any electricals/electronics retailer shut, nothing to sell.
No fuel for transport.
No fuel for electricity generation.

The list is effectively endless, without imports this country can only survive until the existing stockpiles are gone and those are very limited with Just In Time stockholdings.

[BrilloPad]

In certain circumstances, yes.

Then you are a total muppet.

Bring back Spelling Bee

[Old Greg]

Then you are a total muppet.

Bring back Spelling Bee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyuk...v_Commonwealth

[BrilloPad]

Let's see...

No cars (those "made" here are all partially or very substantially) imported.
Loads of food items missing from the supermarkets, including a large percentage of the fruit and veg and not an inconsiderable amount of the meat, fish and various other bits and bobs. Same goes for many of the non food items.
Any electricals/electronics retailer shut, nothing to sell.
No fuel for transport.
No fuel for electricity generation.

The list is effectively endless, without imports this country can only survive until the existing stockpiles are gone and those are very limited with Just In Time stockholdings.

It does make me worry what would happen if we got into a war with anyone.

No wonder we let Saudi and China get away with so many human rights abuses.

[Troll]

Autarky as a national aspiration is to be commended

[Troll]

Let's see...

No cars (those "made" here are all partially or very substantially) imported.
Loads of food items missing from the supermarkets, including a large percentage of the fruit and veg and not an inconsiderable amount of the meat, fish and various other bits and bobs. Same goes for many of the non food items.
Any electricals/electronics retailer shut, nothing to sell.
No fuel for transport.
No fuel for electricity generation.

The list is effectively endless, without imports this country can only survive until the existing stockpiles are gone and those are very limited with Just In Time stockholdings.

Did you know the UK is 60% self sufficient in foodstuffs according to Wiki
We could restart coal for power generation and fook the Greens
Steal more of the Jocks oil for transport
Give up electrical gizmos and just talk to each other

[Troll]

It does make me worry what would happen if we got into a war with anyone.

We would lose

No wonder we let Saudi and China get away with so many human rights abuses.

Tulip storm about to hit Saudi as America publishes it's report into their involvement in the Sept 11 attacks
Saudi threatening to pull $750 Billion in US assets if it does

[BrilloPad]

Steal more of the Jocks oil for transport

Isn't Scottish oil to heavy to be used for petrol?

[Troll]

Isn't Scottish oil to heavy to be used for petrol?

I thought Brent was a light oil