tonerei
pfm Member
Ireland’s medical & pharmaceutical manufacturing export sector alone dwarfs the UK’s which is remarkable for a population only 7% the size of the U.K.
Adapting to Brexit, it is now bypassing Britain by shipping to the other EU26 states by direct sea routes and is now importing less in general from the U.K. than it used to, specifically owing to red tape/ customs friction.
The EU has been great for Ireland and demonstrates how small, progressive nations can benefit from membership. We look on enviously from Scotland and look forward to getting back.
Fact. And also it could do exactly the same for the UK in a range of different areas if it was openly embraced. Sterling should have been ditched also. But alas harking back to the days of the empire and how good it was conquers sensible decision making.
All the wasted effort and time on Brexit creating an extra barrier, impediment and hassle for the UK. Things are going to be tough enough for all of Europe but the UK have the extra monkey on it's back.