tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post4063688978650055900..comments2023-10-26T00:08:26.205+01:00Comments on The Boiling Frog: Third Postal DirectiveTheBoilingFroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-47473383231862159402012-12-31T12:45:23.792+00:002012-12-31T12:45:23.792+00:00@eddyh They could if we unilaterally left overnigh...@eddyh They could if we unilaterally left overnight, in fact they would legally bound to under EU and International law. By tearing up one contract we need another in its place - negotiation and a trade model in place is the key.<br /><br />So certainly you're right, given the importance of trade between us and them, during any negotiation period of leaving it wouldn't be in ours or the EU's interests to engage in a trade war.TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-61128953307877645102012-12-31T12:23:56.661+00:002012-12-31T12:23:56.661+00:00As we import more from the EU than we export to it...As we import more from the EU than we export to it, it is difficult to see how they coulld impose unilateral trade sanctions on us.eddyhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-10263012590368019162012-12-31T10:11:26.148+00:002012-12-31T10:11:26.148+00:00You're right it's a halfway house, one des...You're right it's a halfway house, one designed to 'bounce' Norway in - but Norwegians have more sense than that. A halfway in can also be a halfway out. <br /><br />Not sure sure why it wouldn't be on offer though, it would surely be part of the negotiations under A50. It looks increasingly likely the EU want rid of us, but I think they would still want us to remain within the Single MarketTheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-77132700826715571262012-12-31T08:30:11.919+00:002012-12-31T08:30:11.919+00:00If we ever left the EU, I doubt very much whether ...If we ever left the EU, I doubt very much whether membership of the EEA would be on offer, it was supposed to be a sort of halfway house for the nations that are in it, between being in and out.<br /><br />The idea was that Iceland and Norway etc. would join the EU when their governments could con the population, so far they have proved to be more on the ball than some of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com