This magnificent trade deal with Trump will not include British meat products. For the past 30 plus years British beef cannot be exported to the US because of mad cow disease. The recent cases in Scotland will prolong that ban.
What really saddens me what has happened to the country that I loved. The UK had its problems but it seems to gone backwards. Back to the days of No Blacks, No Irish and No dog signs on B&Bs. The days of hatred and intolerance. From a country that looked outwards to one that is looking inwards and wants to draw up the bridge. As part of the EU the UK was a big influencer. We saw the battles over the budget but common ground was found. The EU has a major role in world affairs and now the UK wants to withdraw and finish up as one of those little countries that will be ignored.
The days of the empire are gone and there is little point in trying to recreate them. I listen to Johnson and co going on about German influence. Some people still think of Germany as the enemy. Let us never forget history but we have to move on. All I hear is we will strike our own trade deals here there and everywhere. We need to look at ourselves and ask why Germany sells 5 times more to the US, China, India and most other countries in the world. Being innthe EU is not an impediment to Germany. In fact it is a benefit because anyone trading with Germany knows about the need to comply with EU standards. We need to stop blaming others and start to realize we might not be as great as we think we are. I worked in Germany for a year and the ethos applied there is so much more positive than the UK. Here there is such a stigma applied to the type of job you do. The suit and tie jobs carry so much status than your factory operative.The person at the bottom is just the skivvy and has nothing to add. There is no real incentive to buy in to work. It is not always cash it is being appreciated. More emphasis is put on shareholder value than investment. The shame is the UK can hold its own on development with any country in the world. But that development finishes up in other countries. Sometimes this is due to the hypocritical behaviour of some. Take Dyson exploits the British know how and heads off to the far East to manufacture.
I feel that the country is heading for a disaster where we will all be poorer. People have been fooled by fantasies. When I hear Rees Mogg saying we have nothing to fear trading under WTO regs and people buying it concerns me. When a country imports so much food like the UK does will have to pay more just to cover the tariffs. Rees Mogg stands to make millions from his investment trusts in Dublin..Redwood has been advising his clients to move their money out of the UK and return when the economy goes south. Farage is such a great believer in Brexit he has got his children German passports!!!!
There seems to be a bunch of fanatics driving this Brexit who want to make it a country of low regulation and low taxation. Minimise workers rights with the removal of work time and health and safety directives. Make the rich richer and the poor poorer. These people have no respect for anyone that disagrees with them. Directors of companies like Toyota, Nissan and JLR are treated like they are committing treason and ridiculed by people who have never did a proper days work in their lives.
The consequences of a no deal are serious. Loss of investment,, movement and loss of jobs. Falling revenues to the government, less cash for services and falling living standards. Is that what people voted for?