I fully appreciate that they grow a lot of potatoes in your neck of the woods but there was a reason we lost 144,000 merchant seamen in WW2. We aren't self sufficient in food.

Furthermore I don't describe the global economy that I like. I just describe the one that exists.

Whereas your opinion on the subject is?

And the highest employment rates than ever before.

Doesn't Spain have 30% unemployment and 50% youth unemployment

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

We aren't at war and we will trade overseas in whichever scenario is agreed upon....so that was just weird.....have you started on the booze Stevie boy?

My opinion is that it would have been nice to have agreed something sensible with the EU but given their tactics we need a 'no deal' and to treat them as a competitor.

We can lose the neo liberals amongst us....they can bugger off again.....I'll eat my potatoes and try not to weep.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I agree a sensible thing would have been to negotiate a decent leaving deal.
But having seen the way they have behaved ( knowing that if we leave with a good deal others will follow.).
And as someone said earlier on this thread,we should have been working the details out of a no deal exit for the past 2 years.
And seeing how the French (and Spanish to a certain extent),love throwing their toys out when they don't get their own way,I cannot see how all the French and Spanish farmers will not put up with not selling their wares to us.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

12% divided by 27,is that number.but in reality is probably only the German's who account for most of that figure.....if indeed it's true.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

Germany does tend to skew most euro zone stats and they benefit from a weaker euro.