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Yep - trade agreements are designed/refined by large populations of technocrats over years before they are ready for "signing" by the heads of state. A trade agreement between the US and the UK will be no different. Where a head of state does have executive powers is to prevent progress being made in trade negotiations "in the national interest". DT's approach to negotiations thus far seems to to me to have been a case seeking highly advantageous position for US interests and therefore not very successful in concluding such negotations. Here is an interesting and in my view balanced perspective form the US side. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/04/b...ump/index.html |
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American Ambassador, on BBC Marr (Sunday) claiming again that US/UK Trade Deal would need to include food, including US Chlorinated Chicken and Hormone injected beef.
Donald Trump at official Press Conference today says that as far as US is concerned the NHS *is* on the table in any trade deal: “The NHS and everything else”. So much for ‘taking back control’ ! Now we know what ‘America First’ will mean. |
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Did he say whether we will have anything left under our ownership once the "trade deal" is signed? |
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Should by any chance trade negotiations start, the very first item on the agenda should be the USA repaying the unpaid debt of £12.6 million congestion charges outstanding - that's just in London.
It's a two way street with the only obstruction being a matter of Law. Once that's out of the way all the lights change to Green. In his currently good mood he'll be pleased to hear that. It's odd that no legal charges have ever been made for recovery, I wonder who keeps allowing it. Are there similar policies in NY? Negotiator, Schmegotiator.
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Bad show Stevie. Determined to do it weren't you? Did that as children playing table tennis - upset the table to stop.
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I just wonder what sanctions he will impose on the U.K. if we don't agree with his trade deals. As he does with other countries who stand up to him.
See post 40. Just to add, i think Trump is looking to start World War 3,not with bombs and bullets,but a financial war.
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I refer of course to the justification for inviting DT for a state visit. If I was in JC's position, I would have gone to the state banquet and raised a glass to offer a toast to a great statesman and American - the late John McCain. |
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Given the backbone, it should be resolved a lot easier than the last time anybody got into negotiations with a trading partner. I'd volunteer a year just for the fun of it. A suitable mindset is all that is required and Mr. Trump is definitely not a salesman, he can only try to dictate and that means he's not as cute as he thinks he is. Or as long standing. At the back of my mind I had the following reminder waiting to see light of day: Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Macbeth, but so Trump.
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Thou art forgiven thy trespass on sacred ground.
I once too, I said once and once only, fell foul of the same Damoclean fate. I mentioned, entirely within proper context, the horticultural term for a square of turf beginning with an ‘s’, followed by an ‘o’ and finishing with a ‘d’. The ‘post’ button resulted in two lines of upper case reprimand which provoked streams of invective. Sotto voce, of course.
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