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@ashiitaka said[ citation needed ]
I'm afraid the opposite is true. Europe's economy is in ruins.
And not from the Daily Mail or the side of a bus.
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-Removed-No matter how disastrously the government negotiates, it all matters little. There will be no deal because there isn't any sort of a deal that will have enough support to get through parliament. Labour will vote any deal down because they want a general election. The SNP will vote it down to frustrate the government as that is their raison d'être. If she compromises too much, brexiteers within the Conservative party will vote it down. No deal is the only outcome of the negotiations that doesn't have to pass through the commons - it is automatic if we reach 29 March 2019 without any other deal having been ratified by parliament. That's what makes it by far the most likely outcome.
It's funny how the election results were so perfect: Her majority was wiped out so she had no room to sell out while simultaneously keeping labour out, crushing the SNP and giving the balance of power to the Democratic Unionists, ensuring that Northern Ireland can't be economically separated from the UK. Everything has turned out perfectly.
In no deal, the EU loses all control over the UK. No more meddling civil servants, no more European Court of Justice, no more common fisheries, no more common agriculture and most importantly, no more common trade policy. Not to mention that they lose the "divorce bill" and the budget contributions as well. We will no longer be caught in a system that opens our market to their goods but doesn't reciprocate for our services, allowing them ro run massive surpluses at our expense. There will initially be some disruption at Dover, but trade flow will improve quickly. The UK has a very flexible economy and can adjust policy to adapt, while the EU lacks fiscal union and cannot adjust properly. If Ireland insists upon enforcing their side of the border, then it will only harm them. They're the ones so keen on a united Ireland and a border will probably mean Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future.
The UK has everything to gain and nothing to fear from no deal.
@shallow-blue saidHaha. I don't feel the need to prove common knowledge to you, nor do I care what you think - this is just the way it is. If you don't want to recognize your beloved gravy train's flaws, it's not my vision for the world that will fail to materialize.
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And not from the Daily Mail or the side of a bus.
@badradger saidShe'll probably resign as soon as the UK leaves the EU.
when its all over she might get a zombie part in the walking dead.