but it's equally not in their interests

to weaken their single market rules or institutions.

They can afford to weather the economic hit of no trade deal with the UK. They can't afford the risk of a bad deal that gives too many concessions to the UK, as it will spell the beginning of the end of the EU Project.

eg the NI 'no hard border' border fiasco. We are effectively asking them to accept the risk of lots of cheap & unregulated goods flooding the EU market. We wouldn't stand for it if the positions were reversed. I don't know why we expect them to.

Posted By: CWC, Mar 6, 11:55:41