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I know it's called negotiation. It usually means give and take on both sides.  Thus the negotiations, let alone the outcome(s), won't be on our terms alone.

burneside
burneside
24 Jul 2017

It's called negotiation.  We simply haven't been allowed to broker our own trade deals for the last forty years, and now we will be able to.  There's a whole world out there beyond the confines of the EU cartel.

I can't find anything about this on St. Gregs website. Fete on the Lawn usually takes place in July. I was out of town last week and the week before. Did it happen then?

Er.........we are going to set up trade deals on our terms then, are we? What about those with whom we are hoping to set up these trade deals. Don't you think they might have some terms as well?

This has been around other sites so thought it worth posting on here.

So basically according to that time line no one wanted to be in the EU in the first place. Let's get out asap, rig up trade deals with the rest of the world including the EU on our terms and let the good times roll.

Lynne
Lynne
24 Jul 2017

From the ECSC to the EU - its timeline http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3583801.stm

burneside
burneside
24 Jul 2017

Since we joined the EEC/EU in 1973 various governments have increasingly signed away our sovereignty with a number of new treaties coming into force.  Not once were people given a choice as to whether this ever closer union was actually wanted. French and Dutch voters made a stand in 2005 when they rejected the proposed EU constitution.  All further referendums on the subject were cancelled to ...

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Hi Lynne i tried to start a debate and my point being was this.When Mr heath took us into the Common Market we were not told how much the E U would enmesh itself into our Democracy. Nor did anyone have a chance to call  a second referendum on where this was going.