tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2806542245535006385..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: More on that letter..Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17567725658479028162016-10-15T20:01:07.755+01:002016-10-15T20:01:07.755+01:00"Does it make much difference?"
Well it..."Does it make much difference?"<br /><br />Well it all depends on which wins the battle of spite versus commercial sense in the EU countries. As I said long before anyone had even heard of "Brexit", "hell holds no fury like a eurocrat scorned" - the big danger in leaving would be spite winning the battle.<br /><br />Personally, I think sense will win the day except amongst eurocrats and, possibly, the French government. Remember Schauble admitting that he'd promised nasty things for the UK after a potential exit simply because George Osborne asked him to?Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-75714100709673457492016-10-15T13:32:04.088+01:002016-10-15T13:32:04.088+01:00From the article to which you linked:
This is not...From the article to which you linked:<br /><br /><i>This is not an argument for or against Brexit. Proponents on either side can weigh up the costs and benefits and make their own cases. But they cannot assume that becoming an independent WTO member will be simple and quick for the UK.<br /><br />The only way it could, would be if a post-Brexit UK became — as some propose — much more of a free trader, with low import duties across the board, and minimal subsidies for farmers. This would be simple to establish in the WTO, but domestic opposition would have to be overcome first.</i><br /><br />Sounds good to me!Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-41854146569354755152016-10-15T13:01:27.110+01:002016-10-15T13:01:27.110+01:00B, are you sure?
a) From THe WTO...
This page ga...B, are you sure?<br /><br />a) From <a href="https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/united_kingdom_e.htm" rel="nofollow">THe WTO</a>...<br /><br /><i>This page gathers information on the United Kingdom's participation in the WTO. The United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948. It is a member State of the European Union (more info). All EU member States are WTO members, as is the EU (until 30 November 2009 known officially in the WTO as the European Communities for legal reasons) in its own right.</i><br /><br />b) Can new members only join with unanimous approval of all 164 other members? Apart from the EU, who would be spiteful enough to block us? What happens if we aren't in the WTO? Does it make much difference?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com