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> that is not in question, but full membership is now politically unacceptable to the UK electorate > the UK Government wants to keep barriers to trade as low
by Oletros 9y ago
> that is not in question, but full membership is now politically unacceptable to the UK electorate
> the UK Government wants to keep barriers to trade as low as possible, it is seeking a free trade agreement
UK electorate cannot have both
- blibble 9y agoso what's this? http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ceta/ceta-explained/ http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ceta/ceta-explaine...
- Oletros 9y agoAn agreement that was negotiated for a long, long time? Not two years And what the UK wants is not a free trade agreement, they want the same acces that they have now.
- blibble 9y agoyes, it took a while to negotiate the UK wants an "ambitious free trade agreement", not membership of the single market, if you don't believe me see https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-governments-negotiating-objectives-for-exiting-the-eu-pm-speech https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-governments-negot... So we do not seek membership of the single market. Instead we seek the greatest possible access to it through a new, comprehensive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement.
- crc32 9y agoIm not going to read that huge list of links, but from what I understand CETA doesn't cover e.g. eggs, poultry... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/brexit-canada-trade-deal-eu-model-next-steps https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/brexit-canada-...
- Oletros 9y agoAnd doesn't cover finantial services, thing that is very important for the UK
- TillE 9y agoA much more limited arrangement than the single market.
- meh2frdf 9y agoWhy not?