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If its really all about animal welfare and not some old brexiteer anti USA argument , your best buying from a decent butchers now , as according to British Poultry Council of the 30 million slaughtered only 3 % are really free range, the cheap supermarket chickens are so cheap and nasty , pumped with water, and slaughtered very young .
It's only recognised as a separate state by 14 countries - and those states are either minnows (island states in the Caribbean and in the Pacific Ocean), Central American countries, The Vatican and Eswatini. The UK government, like all the other countries in the world, do not have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Here's a petition you can sign to ask your goverment to get a trade deal you already had in the EU. It won't do any good, but it might make you feel like you got "involved".
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johns...inated-chicken
there are some nice beaches and mountains in Taiwan, and it's pretty cheap to visit. the cherry blossoms are pretty spectacular in the spring with a fraction of the tourists (or cost) as seeing them in Japan.
the food isn't as good as China though
https://amp.ft.com/content/8a0bffe3-...mpression=true
https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status...752596998?s=19
interesting ft article or Twitter thread on the threat our farmers face from American meat that costs half as much, mostly because of the much lower animal welfare standards
So why aren't more butchers doing the same? If he can do it with existing trade arrangements then anyone can.
It's no different to that arsehole Tim Martin, who goes out of his way to try and prove that he can source cheaper but similar products outside the EU. He does so because of EU trade agreements.
Greatest description of Tim Martin (and possibly of anyone) ever.
https://twitter.com/plinketyplink2/s...202862592?s=20
You seem to be saying that the fact that your internal market is huge has no bearing on the ability to negotiate better deals to access theirs. Interesting idea.
In terms of GDP boost we will see between 4.9 and 6.7% less growth over 15 years under a Canada style free trade deal with the EU according to Treasury forecasts.
The UK negotiating document for the US anticipates a 0.16% boost from a US trade deal and a zero benefit from the anticipated trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9571421.html
Where are the big compensatory wins going to come from in your estimation given that the EU already has major trade deals with most of the rest of the large economic players?