As compared to the EU's non-existent FTA with either China or Australia?
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
What's your timeframe for negotiations for all our new FTAs and what do exporters do in the meantime?
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Replying to @panmisthropist
There's no time frame for EU trade negotiations either. You don't need FTAs to export. They'll just target markets where they're competitive
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
Competitive on WTO regs? Whereas the rest of the EU won't be. How's that work?
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Replying to @panmisthropist
CU distorts the internal market so that it is not competitive in the world market. Outside, UK can rebalance economy to be world competitive
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
Cu is very largely about agreed standards and passporting. How does it affect competitiveness?
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Replying to @panmisthropist
Unsurprisingly, you're not interested in actual dialogue. Here, how a customs union distorts the market: http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/Trade_creation.html …
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
How does this article help your case in any way? Have you read it? It is also absurdly simplistic. Btw. Uk trade with RoW increases.
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Replying to @panmisthropist
You asked how it distorts the market. I gave an example.
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
That's not a distortion. It's a difference to a non existent model of a 'free market' and it's a difference that benefits most.
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semantics. But suit yourself. There's a difference in economic performance between single market favouritism and world competitiveness.
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