The objective is not to trade freely, but to trade
prosperously.* The biggest exporters to the EU (China, USA, Russia) have no free trade agreement with her, for example
Hopefully not a watered own version of what exists at present! (unfortunately this looks likely)
I’m sorry but you cannot possibly know that
Perhaps it would be instructive for you to peruse
my analysisJust watch what happens in Europe now. These are very interesting times for continental Eurosceptics (of which there are hundreds of millions)
FTSE was only down 4% last time I checked, on half a day’s trading, and Sterling fell, before rallying. So, a little premature, dontcha think? Also, the market’s had bubbled prior to this and the show can’t go on forever (unless you buy into the Brown mantra of ‘the end of boom and bust’)
Amen to that! UK financial sector needs rebalancing as it is. Government has failed to split the casino from the retail banks so this is a reasonable second best solution. It’ll be a bitter pill but long term it’s healthiest for our economy, and Democracy
FDI will be significantly impacted in the short-medium term, NGL, but this is based on a lot more than just the IB scene, no worries. The same empty threats were wheeled out when we opted not to join the single currency (arguably much more of a bind to European markets), and look how the city has prospered regardless!
Oh, I’m sorry, you’re right, this first-class graduate economist and political commentator is living in cloud cuckoo land and hasn’t the faintest clue what he’s talking about!
Development Economics does not support this view. Democracy and self-determination are correlated with stability, dynamism, and prosperity
In principle, I agree, but the practical reality + philosophical question raised by the points I noted, stand firm
Kingston Upon Thames is not in London, it’s in Surrey
You might want to check your facts dear (1970’s-1999, 2006-2010, and raised our family there)
Partly for health reasons, partly for reasons of affordability e.g. given the fact that my family had moved out and certain Londoners seriously let me down regarding offers of accommodation
Look to Europe, take a deep breath, and think again
i.e. hipsters + poor people + a misguided few who don’t fit into either camp