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If only there was something we could do to give us more clout in these trade negotiations. Like - hear me out - if we could club together with a bunch of other friendly mid-sized economies and negotiate collectively with Washington on that basis.
But then we'd have to rename British sausages to emulsified offal tubes. The public won't have it.
Something something straight bananas
Of course if we did that we wouldn't need to negotiate with Washington.
It's not actually a good economic partner it's miles away why would we trade with them when there is a perfectly convenient continent about half an hour across the ocean?
You mean The Channel. Its not big enough to be an ocean, you can even swim it!
I think you might be on to something. It could also possibly allow for the ability to pass regulations on predatory practices by big tech.
Awww who am I kidding, that's a fantasy land, maybe if the UK allows companies to pump more sewage into the waterways America will want to trade then.
But but... Empire strong?
Unironically , it might just got stronger.
If only we could invest into ourselves instead of importing dangerous shit.
That would cost the NHS so much money
You mean like the continent next door to us, mainland Europe?
That's a bit far-fetched isn't it?