The EU "operate a closed trading bloc." Yep...she really said that. Brexiteers. Don't ya love em!?https://twitter.com/juliahb1/status/903614306486554624 …
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The EU is not closed to trade with businesses from any state (other than those from time to time legally sanctioned). Poor choice of word.
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With particular barriers to food imports from nations that could greatly benefit from trade
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She said "closed"
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I meant that it's not open to free trade from around the world.
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How is it distinguished, according to you, from the US and China (examples in Nick's original tweet) in regard to your claim?
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US and China are each countries not a trading bloc made up of 28 countries which impose tariffs on anyone outside the bloc.
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Really? What about NAFTA and ACFTA?
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And with an open Irish border the UK has to shadow it.
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The Irish border is not the UK's problem.
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You're out of your depth Julia.
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Oh Lord you really are getting confused here Julia. Can I reefer you to
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Yep you did, and many don't understand that is exactly what it is.
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Surely that's the point; the EU has standardised regs etc -and hence is an open trading area. Country outside EU by defn needs trade agrmnt
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Think someone doesn't know what the EU is and it's not Julia
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Julia, it is not free trade within the EU, we have to pay a huge fee for access to their market.
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A bit like a country then..I can trade freely with the next county only with the EU it's the next country...which is the more open?
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