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The British economy has lost out - and sucking up to Trump will only get Starmer so far (news.sky.com)

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I found this interesting. It's mainly about how Brexit has introduced extra red tape when dealing with Europe. The article says how the EU is the UK's largest trading partner, with the value of trade being over double that of the next largest trading partner: the USA.

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The days of freedom of movement for people, goods, and services between the UK and its neighbours are long gone.

The British economy has lost out and British citizens and businesses suffer from greater bureaucratic botheration.

Nor has immigration into the UK gone down since leaving the EU. The numbers have actually gone up, with people from Commonwealth countries, including India, Pakistan and Nigeria, more than compensating for EU citizens who used to come and go.

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[+] Novamdomum@fedia.io -6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly, your well reasoned and fairly balanced comment is a breath of fresh air to me. Specially in the stale gas cloud of Brexit hate that always seems to dominate online. Along with the majority I voted for Brexit and I think it was a great idea then and still is now. The flack I've taken and the friendships that had to end (not on my account I have to say) because of it has been unfortunate but here we are. Thank you for your post.

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't see anything in Mannys post that was "pro-Brexit". Its a stupid idea now, and it was a stupid idea then.

The only things I see are that all the complaints from the article are stupid because they have nothing to do with Brexit. There will always be a "cloud of Brexit hate", because there are only downsides dreamt as positives by the deranged. However being in the EU will not help the country with a recession when Tories, and Labour don't do anything that would actually help with a recession.

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No.

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that the best response?

I'm still waiting for Boris to give us bendy bananas, or was that just bullshit?

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 0 points 1 week ago

Nope.