We can therefore I look forward to paying a little less for washing machines whilst watching UK working conditions become harmonised with the standards of India, China and Turkey. But look on the bright side. If you happen to be an international corporate lawyer then you'll be able to make a great deal of money - and pay very little of it in tax as you move your income about to take advantage of the country with the lowest tax rates.
I think a quick update to the last blog is in order. I tried to raise concerns about the importance of a trade deal with the US and the problems that come from having an international court deciding what happens in the UK. I should, of course, have focused more widely. The problems that arise from having US corporate lawyers dictating to the UK government are bad enough. But that isn't the half of it. The same thing happens when we strike up a brave new trade deal with China, or India or Turkey or indeed anywhere else you can name. I remember being told in the middle of the Brexit vote that we had to get out because Turkey was about to join the EU. Now we are being told that there are wonderful opportunities opening up to do trade with .... Turkey.
We can therefore I look forward to paying a little less for washing machines whilst watching UK working conditions become harmonised with the standards of India, China and Turkey. But look on the bright side. If you happen to be an international corporate lawyer then you'll be able to make a great deal of money - and pay very little of it in tax as you move your income about to take advantage of the country with the lowest tax rates.
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