Brexit: Britain in front seat for trade deal

[darmstadt]

You do know that politicians do a lot of lying don't you? A lot of it is just soundbites to suit the moment and to impress someone or other. The EU and commission are rife with it too: we're going to punish those horrible Brits. How dare they leave our party early! How dare they!

FTFY

[d000hg]

It's already like 30% smaller that 6 months ago

By what measure?

[AtW]

By what measure?

GDP, measured in USD for the purposes of like for like world comparison.

[original PM]

The EU has more to lose from hard Brexit than the UK, Mark Carney says

https://www.theguardian.com/business...-business-live


But please carry on with your doom and gloom I find it slightly amusing

[d000hg]

GDP, measured in USD for the purposes of like for like world comparison.

So pretty arbitrary then.

[shaunbhoy]

So pretty arbitrary then.

Lies, damned lies, and Alexeinomics.

[DimPrawn]

With Trump promising more protectionism it's hard to imagine a great trade deal for UK services is going to come. I've spent the last 5 years working for US companies, and it's largely because we're cheaper and able to undercut the US worker.

Amazon says it will create 100,000 jobs in U.S. by 2018

Seems Trumps plan is working. Look after USA and prosperity will follow. Contrast EU mess.

[BlasterBates]

That's fantastic news , Amazon pay up to 11 dollars an hour, and provide a bucket so you don't need to waste time going to the "bathroom".

When China imposes tariffs on Apple's products it will provide some opportunities for the sacked Engineers.