Lobster (and chips) dividend!

[DaveB]

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The 1970s was a decade of serious anxiety about food supplies. Norman Tebbit, of all people, urged the government to consider rationing basic foodstuffs. That played a significant role in the decision to join the EEC, and raises some important questions today. [THREAD]

Pretty much all our food imports, particularly meat and vegetables come either from the EU or via the EU. Pretending it's all going to be plain sailing is just daft.

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Pretty much all our food imports, particularly meat and vegetables come either from the EU or via the EU. Pretending it's all going to be plain sailing is just daft.

I only buy British meat and vegetables where possible, this has never been any kind off issue. The supermarkets are full of British produced meat and vegetables, particular in the organic section.

[BR14]

I only buy British meat and vegetables where possible, this has never been any kind off issue. The supermarkets are full of British produced meat and vegetables, particular in the organic section.

You can get INorganic meat and veg??
whatever next?
dear me

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You can get INorganic meat and veg??
whatever next?
dear me

Hard as nails that steak is.

[Mordac]

Are you 100% sure about that?

Strictly speaking, no. Negotiating tariff-free trade deals with sensible nations shouldn't be much trouble, though.

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These are the current deals we have in place now.

Brexit: Which countries has the UK agreed trade deals with? | Politics News | Sky News

[DaveB]

These are the current deals we have in place now.

Brexit: Which countries has the UK agreed trade deals with? | Politics News | Sky News

Statistics on UK-EU trade - House of Commons Library

The EU, taken as a whole is the UK’s largest trading partner. In 2019, UK exports to the EU were £294 billion (43% of all UK exports). UK imports from the EU were £374 billion (52% of all UK imports).

Total value of the deals we have to date from that link. £178.2bn, £23.8bn of which are agreed in principle but yet to be actually formalised.

Total value of trade with the EU £668bn.

Only another £489bn to go.

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Statistics on UK-EU trade - House of Commons Library



Total value of the deals we have to date from that link. £178.2bn, £23.8bn of which are agreed in principle but yet to be actually formalised.

Total value of trade with the EU £668bn.

Only another £489bn to go.

I have every faith in Boris and our govt, look at the Covid handling.

[darmstadt]

These are primarily deals replicating what the UK has via the EU. They all have to be renegotiated in the not too distant future. You might also want to check the state aid rules with the Japan deal, a lot stricter than what the EU are looking for

These are the current deals we have in place now.

Brexit: Which countries has the UK agreed trade deals with? | Politics News | Sky News

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[Mordac]

Statistics on UK-EU trade - House of Commons Library



Total value of the deals we have to date from that link. £178.2bn, £23.8bn of which are agreed in principle but yet to be actually formalised.

Total value of trade with the EU £668bn.

Only another £489bn to go.

Two thirds of that is us buying from them. Remind me again, who is the EU looking after?