The U.K. does more collaborative work than anyone, in all sectors, and of course it’s impossible to do everything or make everything ourselves. However, it is not impossible to ensure that ‘mission critical’ activities are done here while continuing to trade with the world. Putin has recently warned the EU about potential sanctions over the Navalny affair, he said ‘if you want peace prepare for war’. This happens to be another way of putting what I suggested, because if you are not prepared to respond with equal strength and commitment then there will never be peace.
In business you always want a win/win scenario because nothing else is sustainable in the long run. The EU need to understand that a win/lose with its biggest trading partner cannot and will not be tolerated for long. As many of you keep bringing up about ‘oven ready deals’ and ‘easiest deal’ etc, it actually should have been an easy deal, yet in their zeal to put one over on the U.K. to ‘protect their market‘ and the ‘project’ they made it difficult, and in its implementation and their intransigence will end up cutting off their noses to spite their faces. It’s sad that it’s turning out that way, but life goes on.
The sooner we reduce any reliance from within the EU the better, because quite simply they are not our friends
