tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post8352420945474994578..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: With French like these, who needs enemies?Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-82461100853859227462019-08-01T07:21:56.905+01:002019-08-01T07:21:56.905+01:00@Mombers
Crossing the border in which direction? ...@Mombers<br /><br />Crossing the border in which direction? The main problem will arise in the Republic as customers will have to pay the EU import tariffs or obtain the goods from continental Europe, which is a long haul.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-65332639503508122352019-07-30T11:23:56.141+01:002019-07-30T11:23:56.141+01:00Mombers. I don't understand what you mean by ...Mombers. I don't understand what you mean by this:- <i>"The intractable problem is how do you prevent unauthorised goods from crossing the Irish border once we are no longer in the customs union?"</i> Unauthorised by whom??Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-25830621532708492542019-07-30T10:50:13.805+01:002019-07-30T10:50:13.805+01:00The intractable problem is how do you prevent unau...The intractable problem is how do you prevent unauthorised goods from crossing the Irish border once we are no longer in the customs union? If we want a different trade deal to the EU, there has to be a border. Even if we say we'll just not put a border up and not impose tariffs, it's just a matter of time before some special interest group gets tariffs imposed on something or other and a border will be required to enforce them. We'll also have to reduce tariffs to zero for all goods for all countries as per WTO most favoured nation rules unless we can miraculously agree a deal with the EU. A very good thing in my opinion but a non starter politically - too many lazy vested interests who don't want to competemombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3543633434628013632019-07-29T15:32:18.687+01:002019-07-29T15:32:18.687+01:00Follow the money....Follow the money....Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com