On Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:31:19 UTC+1, charles wrote:
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
charles wrote:
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whisky-dave wrote:


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So what other products can;t we buy because we lack a trade deal ?

You have been told on a number of occasions: trade deals are NOT about
stopping goods being sold, they're about how much duty/tax the receiving
country adds to the cost.

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So we donl;t need a trade deal with the whole of the EU just Eire.

Ireland can't make trade deals on its own if it's part of the EU.

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yeah sure. Where do you think the parts come from. Most of teh iphones
are assembled in Taiwan NOT china. The individual parts are sourced
from all over the world.

No. Mainland China - which has become the world's factory.

Actually, I decided earlier today that you must be a troll.

Beginning to think so too. An unusual one, though, who wastes far more of
his own time than those he aims at.

the alternative is that his name implies he imbibes too much of the golden
nectar to think straight,

and said by a right charlie.

for the ignorant.

charlie (ˈtʃɑːlɪ)
n
1. informal Brit a silly person; fool
2. old-fashioned informal Austral a girl or woman
[C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for ****; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila]