From Sky News:
The Government will slash Britain's trade tariffs to more than at any point in history...
yeah!
... if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, Sky News has learnt.
Ah.
Thursday 7 March 2019
If only...
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I keep reminding people that this is unlikely under a 'Tory' government as, IMHO, as landowning rent seekers they are still annoyed about the repeal of the Corn Laws.
"The Government will slash Britain's trade tariffs to more than at any point in history..."
Shouldn't that be "by more" or "to (a point) lower"?
L, they'll keep tariffs on food, obviously.
B, top pedantry!
Two years ago we had a discussion about retail prices and tariffs, and then the EU put a tariff of 25% on USA Bourbon and whisky. Did anyone notice any price changes. Also orange juice and jeans.
I've just noticed a third alternative "will slash Britain's tariffs" should be "will raise Britain's tariffs". Now it all makes sense.
B, that would be grammatically correct but doesn't accord with facts. As high as EU tariffs are, historically they are quite low.
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