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Old 28-12-2020, 04:00 PM #51
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier View Post
Comparing "life before the EU" to now is meaningless because globalisation and neoliberalism came post-eu. We could argue until the EU beef comes home about what role the EU plays in that, of course, but it doesn't really matter much - the important thing to point out is that the global economy, and even moreso the British economy, doesn't function in an even remotely similar way today as it did pre-80's so "how stuff was before" is totally irrelevant.
trade will continue, tariff free ... all the rest is politics, and peoples political preferences. There was never agreement in this area and never will be and thats why Tony Blair didnt ask for a referendum when we signed the Maastricht treaty. This is all pay back for that
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