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Demand to reverse Brexit hits ‘highest ever level’ (leftfootforward.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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The ratio for those is favour of reversing Brexit is very close to two to one now.

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

That's because the WTO makes bilateral agreements less useful than before. But EU countries are represented individually and dually by the EU in WTO proceedings.

It's much better to have dozens of friends backing you up in a dispute. There is no benefit and a major drawback to leaving. No one will stick up for you.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I certainly agree there are no benefits, but the whole debate around trade agreements is overblown on both sides. The UK is a service economy, and even within the EU itself there isn’t a single market for lots of services. The idea that either EU membership or Brexit can deliver meaningful trade benefits outside Europe is largely nonsense.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah trade isn't that important now, that's why there were no shortages of basic goods during the pandemic... oh wait.

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