When Thatcher was prime minister the UK had a trade surplus. Thatcher also believed in living within your means and the UK often had a trade surplus when she was prime minister. Perhaps you could tel… (View Post)

Given that food seems to be more expensive in the USA I have some doubts about that. Likewise though joining the EU single market would be on terms favourable terms for the EU with free movement of p… (View Post)

They could have done better, they might have done worse. Overall they were still a long way ahead of what Blair, Brown and Cameron managed. (View Post)

The 'join the single market to boost growth' mantra is a mirror image to 'sign a trade deal with the USA to boost growth'. And equally deluded. There are no quick fixes if economic growth is to be bo… (View Post)

Well why are France, Germany and Italy struggling for growth if that's the case ? (View Post)