Originally Posted by
ninianclark
"We will leave the EU with no access to the single market "
Are you sure about that one ?
We will be out of the single market - you could have said that and been correct
We will have WTO rules access to the single market - you could have also said that as well and been correct.
The drop in sterling compensates for WTO cost of access - according to James Dyson anyway - I havent checked the figures.
You also need to remember there is a trade deficit between the EU and the UK, we will apply WTO rules to EU goods - just as we likely do to other nations around the world.
The Uk is the second largest NET contributor to the EU behind Germany.
I agree with your sentiment - it would be a lot easier if we all signed up to free movement of goods in the single market area, and were allowed to restrict access of people based on job requirements of the country - a bit like it was pre Maastright treaty I believe.
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