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T_i_B

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7. Much of Irish trade with the EU currently goes through the UK.

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 8, 2018, 11:58 AM

Dec 2018

Although it will be far far easier for Ireland to adapt and find alternative trade routes than it will be for Britain.

The fact that Ireland will be in a trading block with 26 staunch allies will also put Ireland at a strong advantage over the UK. Britain will be isolated and alone on the world stage and Ireland will not.

Priti Patel's ideas on the subject are incredibly arrogant and delusional. But she's never been a good politician.

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Doesn't she realise .... VMA131Marine Dec 2018 #3

Well, yes, I do. Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #5

Much of Irish trade with the EU currently goes through the UK. T_i_B Dec 2018 #7

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