at the FCO… he’ll be going nowhere, and is perfectly able to avoid the hard work
I was thinking about that when I wrote it. Much harder to hide behind underlings when you are PM than foreign office. It requires actual homework to even sound remotely in touch. I think the usual waffle won’t hold up for long. Remember he has borrowed votes from people who don’t normally vote Tory. They are not going to be patient.
He already looks like a man at the end of his rope. He’s knackered and hasn’t even started.
Both EU & USA trade deals will occur quicker than many people will expect
What are we going to sell them? Most of our exports are services (around 80% iirc). They are going to take us to the wall.
The most obvious partner, in terms of existing relationships, is Canada. They share our monarch, after all. Their banking system is highly regulated, so no chance there. There farmers are well protected, so that’s out. Even the Americans couldn’t crack those red ones and they are worth over 20 times the trade.
The ones I feel sorry for are the UK farmers. No EU subsidies, no market to sell to. They are in for hard times.
That won’t mean anything by the end of next year.
Maybe, but our deal is supposed to be done before that. So eye watering tariffs all around.