EU & Brexit Bunker

[briantrumpet]

This isn't the AI thread, but if you ask a leading question, then that's the answer you will get e.g. Why was the UK the big winner from the FTAs?

Not a leading question.

And here's Copilot with the same question.

 

[Psamathe]

The ability of the UK to negotiate bespoke trade deals is a Brexit benefit, it has come at a cost of more friction when trading with the EU.

The UK economy is somewhat smaller than that of the EU hence we will be in a worse position negotiating trade deals eg we have a much smaller market to offer to open to those we seek deals with. Hence UK deals are unlikely to achieve those of the EU.

 

[Pblakeney]

This isn't the AI thread, but if you ask a leading question, then that's the answer you will get e.g. Why was the UK the big winner from the FTAs?

I thought I'd ask the corresponding question. Turns out AI just gives the answer you seek. AI fails.

 

[PurplePenguin]

The UK economy is somewhat smaller than that of the EU hence we will be in a worse position negotiating trade deals eg we have a much smaller market to offer to open to those we seek deals with. Hence UK deals are unlikely to achieve those of the EU.

I don't think this theory has been supported in practice e.g. all existing deals except Canada were just rolled over and many of those have since been improved.

 

[the snail]

Copilot's view on the difference between the two agreements

The Australians were literally laughing at us when we signed that deal.

 

[PurplePenguin]

The Australians were literally laughing at us when we signed that deal.

There were critical articles in the Australian press about the concessions being made by Australia.

 

[CXRAndy]

Enhanced deportation


View: https://x.com/i/status/2037118478415782239

 

[briantrumpet]

So Australians now have more rights than I do. Genius.

 

[Pblakeney]

So Australians now have more rights than I do. Genius.

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Yeah but we have our sovereignty. Oh.

 

[Psamathe]

"Benefits" of Brexit really being highlighted to me this week. I ordered some more specialist bike parts from Germany (nobody in UK sells them) but just "bike parts", small box and they arrived in "Customs clearance in progress Destination country/region: United Kingdom" 07:00 (am) on Monday and still stuck there awaiting customs clearance!

No wonder importers/exporters are suffering so badly.

(I may have some VAT to pay but Royal Mail still waiting on Customs before they can tell me if/how much).

 

[briantrumpet]

Well then...

 

[Pblakeney]

Well then...

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Nicely timed photo.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Well then...

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"Unwelcome winner" to you Frosty, to those of us who didn't bodge Brexit negotiations through staggering incompetence, the EU over Trump is very much welcome.

 

[briantrumpet]

Not sure that I'd class this as one of the series of 'small technical improvements' I thought that Labour would make to ease the UK back to somewhere sensible.

 

[CXRAndy]

So Australians now have more rights than I do. Genius.

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Beautiful country ruined by leftie woke politicians.