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cheaper and easier within the CU. dearer and harder outside the CU. Hence the distortion toward CU trade. What do you mean by JIT?

So cheaper and easier trade within a bloc of 600 million people is bad? You'd rather go head to head with China?

Being uncompetitive is bad. It means you lose the economic competence to go head to head with BRIC. Protectionism is harmful in the long run

Uncompeteive by having a minimum wage, paid holiday, maternity lv, WTDs, environmental regs, pollution control, child labour laws you mean?

Again: no. Why do you keep making assumptions?

Because they are a natural consequence of your position. I would argue. You seem very confused.

Not really. They are a consequence of your dogma.

So now explain the actual benefits to the uk from being outside the CU. ones that outweigh the cons.