Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by eloff on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:26PM
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This is true, but the UK has very little leverage to begin with even without no deal of the table. So it's the difference between a bad deal and a worse deal. That's just how it is negotiating with a major power imbalance.
Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by faissaloo on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:39PM
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What are you talking about? We're the second biggest contributor to the EU.
Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by eloff on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:46PM
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UK Trade with EU as a percentage of GDP / EU trade with UK as a percentage of GDP. You were never going to get a favorable deal.
Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by QuesnayJr on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:04PM
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How can they weaken their negotiating position? The UK is already at zero.
If the people really want a no-deal Brexit (which is what they are going to get at the end of October), then they can vote for it.
Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by nailer on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:26AM
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The US can weaken their negotiating position by having to agree to any deal, as mentioned in the comment you're replying to.
The UK isn't at zero. The EU export to the UK. Surely you know this?
Re:No-deal Brexit opponents defeat government
by QuesnayJr on Thursday September 05, 2019 @03:00PM
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The UK doesn't have any negotiating leverage. It's May's Withdrawal Agreement, or no deal. Boris Johnson is pantomiming negotiations with the EU, but there's no basis on which to negotiate. Surely you know this?
- We had the Brexit referendum.
- We had the EU elections, by which (according to the BBC) pro Brexit parties including the Tories came out overwhelmingly on top.
- We can have an election now as a proxy third referendum.
Honestly, as a former remainer, I'm tired of this. The vote was to Leave, by about 1.5 million people.
People who don't like the result are trying to thwart it and weakening the UK's negotiating position.
If I want to buy your startup, and some MPs decide you must make a deal, I'm going to offer you next to nothing for all your equity.
Don't like that? Well you should have had no deal on the table.