"Dennis@home" wrote in message
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On 17/02/2015 15:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 17/02/15 14:00, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:
On 17/02/2015 09:49, Rod Speed wrote:


"Nightjar.me.uk" "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote in message
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So why aren't we making those exports now?

Because the EU system stops that or makes it less
convenient than with your competitors like the US....

The correct answer is that Britain has long failed to exploit emerging
overseas markets and was being criticised for that failure well before
the recession.


It is not up to Britain to negotiate trade deals with the rest of the
world. That is what the EU does.

That is wrong

Nope.

its up to the UK to negotiated export deals.

But not free trade agreements etc, those have to
be done by the EU, not the individual countrys.

The EU has some say on import deals.

And on free trade agreements too.

Including onward shipments through EU ports, Britain does more trade
outside the EU than in it.