Comments by "robs2020" (@sbor2020) on "UK joining Indo-Pacific trading bloc in biggest deal since Brexit is 'good news for everybody'" video.

So the UK is joining a trading bloc, accepting rules from unelected officials decided in foreign countries, and where foreign arbitration based in Santiago Chile will settle disputes. What is more, we already have free trade agreements with nine out of the eleven countries. So leaving the European Union for a Pacific Union : makes sense, does it? So this is a win?
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Yrs, but not in Brussels, but Santiago. Will the UK have the all important veto?
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Usual: blah, blah, blah, WEF, blah, blah. Your right-wing thought-leaders are very persuasive in convincing you to believe it is all because of the WEF. Nevertheless, the "tyranny" you speak of is here with the UK government's curbs on civil and human rights, such as the outlawing the freedom to protest, and the deregulation of labour laws. With this deal, we've basically stormed out of the Ritz and stumbled into a Wetherspoons.
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@Whoami691 I'll give you two: Horizon and Erasmus. Now give me one tangible benefit of leaving.
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@rinaa6865 Real Brexit voter. What does that mean? You either put a cross next to Leave the European Union or you didn't. It is absurdity to claim otherwise. Delusional and ignoring the harsh reality of the outcomes of exiting the EU is not "real" it is foolish.
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A step towards the sunlit uplands that was promised?
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In tplace of the lack of investment due to being outside the Single Market and Customs Union, how do we start MAKING stuff?
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... and UK gets Canadian cheddars.
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@Whoami691 Now, which of these could have been done inside the EU? Control of borders TICK (A big lie of 2016!) Control of courts TICK! Control of our laws TICK! (which laws can be made now which could have been made in the EU?) Not being a part of the EU military. The UK is sending troops to Ukraine. British men and women are fighting under a UK flag rather than an EU one. Are you concerned about the governmental institution they are to fight and die for? Is it a benefit? Certainly NOT! Did I say anything about the efficiency of the EU? Nevertheless, I will point out the incompetence and cruelty of the UK government. And stripping labour laws, civil and human rights in the name of your antipathy to the EU is certainly not a benefit. As for my benefits, afterall I had to name a reason to join the EU without mentioning the economy . How dishonest of you. And what is this “try harder”? Pretty damn pathetic!
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@triumphanttrump1467 Who needs Horizon? By 2016, Cambridge University had received more than €110 million from Horizon 2020 projects, University College London more than €100 million, Oxford University €93 million, Imperial College London €76 million, Edinburgh University €64 million, and Manchester University €42 million. What happened when the UK pulled out of the programme? You are clearly cheer leading for something you know little about.
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@edwardharris5301 I was homeless for eight days in Sweden. So what? There is a bigger picture .
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@edwardharris5301 Well at least it gave you something to be angry about, and voting to leave in 2016 was justified because the UK left Erasmus. So it have all been worth it: the 4% fall in productivity; the 15% drop in trade; and the 14% drop in investment; an increase in food prices of 6%; and and lower wages, workforce shortages and the one of the highest inflation rates in the G7. Round of applause!
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@edwardharris5301 In 2016 the UK in terms of the size of the economy was 90% that of Germany; today it is 70%. Let’s consider had the UK not voted to exit the EU, we would probably not now be in the grip of a corrupt incompetent Tory government. During the pandemic, they would not have wasted £37 bn on Test & Trace; wouldn’t have lost £4.3 bn on furlough fraud; and £8.7 bn on useless PPE. Without Brexit, there wouldn’t have been a Brexiteer rally to Liz Truss and that would have meant no £30 bn hole blown in the economy due to the ‘fiscal statement’. There certainly wouldn’t be the £100 bn per year trade lost that Brexit brought about, nor the £40 bn lost revenue. You were promised a unicorn and you’re stuck with a lame donkey.
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@triumphanttrump1467 Source? The UK’s net contribution was reduced by 66% relative to what it would have been without a rebate.
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@triumphanttrump1467 The figure is more like 54.4 million per week from 2021-27. What is most astonishing is the fact that you can easily dismiss fraud of £4.3 bn, and the £37 bn on Test & Trace and £8.7 bn on useless PPE. That £100 bn per year trade and £40 bn in lost revenue means nothing to you, nor does the £30 bn lost to the economy. This goes to show that there is nowt as dangerous as those semi-educated people ideologically drip fed by right-wing grifters.
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@remoanersrknts6736 unelected foreign politicians . Twenty-seven countries elect these politicians. Does it make sense to accept control of our domestic affairs from Brussels as price of free trade ? Next, you'll be saying that the UK had no control over its own laws. Ludicrous and has no basis in reality. The only reason for the “bonfire of EU laws” is to deregulate the labour market and trade, thereby stripping away standards for a post-brexit disaster capitalism that is intent on eroding civil liberties and workers’ rights on the premise that deregulation is a good thing like "freedom" and "sovereignty". According to the OBR, Brexit will slash productivity by 4%; it has delivered a 15% drop in trade; there will be a 14% drop in investment; it will increase food prices by 6%; and it will deliver lower wages, workforce shortages and the highest inflation in the G7. If there was something that is so damaging, why wouldn’t the government want to change it? Does it make sense to give control of our fishing waters to unelected foreign politicians as price of free trade ? I am sure you know all about sovereignty and the differences between “internal”, “territorial” waters, “exclusive economic zone”, and “international waters”. So can you give instances where the UK was not in control of its territorial waters? Does it make sense to accept uncontrolled immigration from Europe as price of free trade ? Yes Blair allowed equality of access after the accession of the Central and Eastern European countries in 2004, as it was the promise of 1989. Anyway, the Cameron government did not change the ruling. The big lie of 2016 is that there is a unified immigration law. There is none. Each country sets its own immigration law. We talk of European migration policy, but the migration regime is defined far more by the actions of individual states.
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@remoanersrknts6736 Since you're on the ropes, not even being able to satisfactorily understanding the context of your own questions. After all, I thought taking back control meant having coherent policies. So leaving the European Union for a Pacific Union: makes sense, does it? Is this a win?
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@deviousdescent9010 Are you a GB News Brexit intellectually blind cultist?
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