You're absolutely right about drugs. When I was working for the government many years ago I went to a talk by the person in charge of crunching the numbers for this policy. He showed a schedule … (View Post)

I see there's yet more economically illiterate rubbish fixating on the trade deficit on here today. I've explained on here several times why a trade deficit doesn't matter if you'… (View Post)

Yes, it would mean freedom of movement, which is another reason why it's unlikely to happen openly, though it may by stealth. The EU have always hated the Swiss model, essentially because it req… (View Post)

Possibly, though as we'd then have to join the Euro, which would be an act of economic suicide for a deficit country like us, I'm not sure we would, even if the EU wanted us which is by no … (View Post)

Our situation is not comparable with Canada's or Mexico's - the US takes around 80% of Canada's exports and 83% of Mexico's, while the EU only takes about 40% (and dropping since … (View Post)