Comment by Havoc
5 days ago
Much like brexit this will be a case of hindsight for many - people realising too late that they voted against their own interests
5 days ago
Much like brexit this will be a case of hindsight for many - people realising too late that they voted against their own interests
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Brexit literally just resulted in the UK having lower tariffs and a probable free trade deal with the largest economy on the planet.
...unlike our friends on the European continent.
The UK-EU trade volume is three times larger than that between UK-US.
That's definitely not what Brexit was and is about. Go ask a fellow british about that.
> Brexit literally just resulted in the UK having lower tariffs
That is, of course, entirely false. In that the UK does not, in fact, have lower tariffs, and even if that would be the case, there are many downsides that don’t have anything to do with tariffs.
> and a probable free trade deal with the largest economy on the planet
The FTA with the US has been "happening soon" for about a decade now. I’ll believe it when I see it. And with a protectionist American government, it would put the UK at a significant disadvantage.
> unlike our friends on the European continent
LOL. Nobody on the continent wants its country in the same position as the UK is. Brexit killed any political movement to leave the EU for a generation.
> In that the UK does not, in fact, have lower tariffs
When tariffs were applied, UK got 10%, EU got 20%. There's currently a temporary reprieve on the EU.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/02/trump-tariff...
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Brexit has been a disaster for the UK otherwise and anyone with eyes can see that
A "disaster" is a overstatement to the point of falsity. Still an unforced error and a bad idea but let's not exaggerate.
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> probable free trade deal
While hoping is free, the negative impact of Brexit has been extensively documented. Hell, there's even a Wikipedia page about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_effects_of_Brexit
I guess brexit insanity and trump insanity cancel each other out then
> probable free trade deal with the largest economy on the planet.
Get ready for the chlorine chicken!