Of course if we did that we wouldn’t need to negotiate with Washington.
It’s not actually a good economic partner it’s miles away why would we trade with them when there is a perfectly convenient continent about half an hour across the ocean?
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theinspectorst@kbin.social 11 months ago
If only there was something we could do to give us more clout in these trade negotiations. Like - hear me out - if we could club together with a bunch of other friendly mid-sized economies and negotiate collectively with Washington on that basis.
echodot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
FatLegTed@feddit.uk 11 months ago
You mean The Channel. Its not big enough to be an ocean, you can even swim it!
catch22@startrek.website 11 months ago
I think you might be on to something. It could possibly allow for the ability to pass regulations on predatory practices by big tech.
Awww who am I kidding, that’s a fantasy land, maybe if the UK allows companies to pump more sewage into the waterways America will want to trade then.
LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
But but… Empire strong?
Paddzr@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Unironically , it might just got stronger.
If only we could invest into ourselves instead of importing dangerous shit.
the_one@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That would cost the NHS so much money
FatLegTed@feddit.uk 11 months ago
You mean like the continent next door to us, mainland Europe?
That’s a bit far-fetched isn’t it?
FMT99@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But then we’d have to rename British sausages to emulsified offal tubes. The public won’t have it.
echodot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Something something straight bananas