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T_i_B

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3. One thing that's dominated UK politics since 2015...

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun May 23, 2021, 10:35 AM

May 2021

... Is gobshites who haven't imported or exported a thing in their whole lives pretending that they are somehow experts on international trade.

Anyone who's seen freight rates for shipping containers to and from Australia at present will be able to see quite clearly that we can't replace the trade we are losing with bad protectionist trade policies countries that are near with a trade deal with a country far far away.

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We are all trade experts now. [View all] Soph0571 May 2021 OP

I highly enjoy seeing the political 'toons in The Guardian every day! Ah, Brexit! A process abqtommy May 2021 #1

8% cheaper vegemite! tanyev May 2021 #2

One thing that's dominated UK politics since 2015... T_i_B May 2021 #3