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Out of curiosity, what kind of "undiscovered territory" were you thinking about? As posted by me before: a) USA. Very little taxes in trade with the EU alread

Out of curiosity, what kind of "undiscovered territory" were you thinking about? As posted by me before: a) USA. Very little taxes in trade with the EU already. Little to gain with FTA. b) Canada? Okay, but the UK has this Free trade agreement (FTA) already via the EU. c) Mersocur? FTA to be signed with the EU soon. d) Japan und Korea? Have FTAs with EU e) India? Very demanding. Also want easier immigration to the UK in a FTA. Prediction: Will fail. f) Australia? Ok, easy to get. Point for the UK g) China? Possible. But only goods, since China loves to export goods. Financial services? Forget about it. Also, trust me, the Chinese have not forgotten the Opium war. Also the recent Ship of the Royal Navy in disputed waters did not help. h) Africa. Many (economically) small countries. Not all countries have ties to the UK. i) Russia/CIS. This the UK could get but this they don't want. So?

fmajid 8y ago
e) is particularly egregious, as it is given as an example of how the EU is hobbling the UK. In fact the EU-India FTA negotiations failed because of British intransigence on the Indian demand for streamlined (non-immigrant) visas, vetoed by the then UK Home Secretary,... Theresa May.
- checkdigit15 8y ago
  > "how the EU is hobbling the UK" Sorry if I'm misreading, but do you mean "how the EU is being hobbled by the UK"? In the sentence above it sounds like the EU wanted the agreement but the UK (and May's veto) prevented the EU from doing it.
  - graeme 8y ago
    They mean people in the uk say that the eu hobbled the uk's ability to trade with the eu. But actually, the uk hobbled the eu. So the example is wrong.
wirrbel 8y ago
For employees, collective bargaining is often much better than individual negotiation. I upped my salary for example by joining a unionized company, before I was at a non-unionized company and felt that I was better at negotiations than my peers. Maybe there is a point for states to collectively bargain in trade agreements.

fmajid 8y ago

e) is particularly egregious, as it is given as an example of how the EU is hobbling the UK. In fact the EU-India FTA negotiations failed because of British intransigence on the Indian demand for streamlined (non-immigrant) visas, vetoed by the then UK Home Secretary,... Theresa May.

checkdigit15 8y ago
> "how the EU is hobbling the UK" Sorry if I'm misreading, but do you mean "how the EU is being hobbled by the UK"? In the sentence above it sounds like the EU wanted the agreement but the UK (and May's veto) prevented the EU from doing it.
- graeme 8y ago
  They mean people in the uk say that the eu hobbled the uk's ability to trade with the eu. But actually, the uk hobbled the eu. So the example is wrong.

wirrbel 8y ago

For employees, collective bargaining is often much better than individual negotiation. I upped my salary for example by joining a unionized company, before I was at a non-unionized company and felt that I was better at negotiations than my peers. Maybe there is a point for states to collectively bargain in trade agreements.