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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by jashmatthews on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:54AM (#18918798)
> The juicier fruit is in the rest of the world.

The rest of the world has moved on. Australia and other former colonies have no interest in an FTA where the UK gets the better end of the deal. New Zealand already has a comprehensive FTA with China. What do they need the UK for?

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by mrec on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:19AM (#18919348)
> FTA where the UK gets the better end of the deal

FTAs aren't zero-sum. Free trade benefits both parties; neither needs to get a "better end".

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by jashmatthews on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:45AM (#18919472)
Between two countries of equal power, sure, but smaller countries are essentially looking for cheaper export access to larger markets and big countries like the USA do naturally take advantage of that.
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