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1. M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 15-Feb-2019 09:57:59 EST M. Grégoire

   @hhardy01
   I don't see any feasible way to square the circle about Northern Ireland in the short term [0].

   But with regard to commerce in general, is it really so dire? In the absence of a deal, won't the UK just continue to buy things from the EU? It's entirely up to the UK to impose import tariffs or restrictions, and the EU has no export tariffs, right?

   #brexit

   [0] Long-term, it might be possible to negotiate a UK-EU free trade agreement, but that could take a decade.

   1. M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 15-Feb-2019 09:59:25 EST M. Grégoire

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      @hhardy01
      Let me hasten to add that I haven't followed #brexit very closely, so I'm probably missing something important.

      (And of course exports from the UK to the EU would suddenly face tariffs.)