EPTOn June 29 2022 04:54 WombaT wrote:
Why can’t they continue to trade?
As with a mooted unification of Ireland, there are problems, some big, they’re not insurmountable. The economy is only as important as it affects people’s lives. Be it in times of feast or famine people have been shafted by many a Tory policy at the end of the day.
The alternative is remaining tethered to an increasingly myopic English nationalism that simultaneously doesn’t give a fuck about your country, but ‘cares’ about the Union.
Much can and no doubt will change in the interim, it’s still a fair while off
Why can’t they continue to trade?
As with a mooted unification of Ireland, there are problems, some big, they’re not insurmountable. The economy is only as important as it affects people’s lives. Be it in times of feast or famine people have been shafted by many a Tory policy at the end of the day.
The alternative is remaining tethered to an increasingly myopic English nationalism that simultaneously doesn’t give a fuck about your country, but ‘cares’ about the Union.
Much can and no doubt will change in the interim, it’s still a fair while off
They can continue to trade but not on the same terms. The EU and UK still trade but a single market has the benefit of eleminating tariffs and non tariff barriers. Non tariff barriers to trade are usually a larger impediment to trade than tariffs nowadays. You're right of course that there's more to independence than economics and any country should have the right to decide their own destiny. But it's important to know that costs can be significant and I don't believe that politicians are honest about the true costs.
