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I haven't worked that one out yet but give me a little time to think about it.

possibly but irrelevant. My last few posts addressed the effect that brexit and the likelihood that we will be out of the Single Market may have on small businesses. You tried to link it to snowbirds, OK. Let's discuss it. Before the UK even joined the EU, relationship with Europe was...

how do you know in advance that people will believe her? You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.

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If it's a disaster, then people will blame Mrs May for it, the next government will re-negotiate a better deal. You only have to wait until 2020.

if what you say is all true then we'll see a lot of people will change their mind and follow Tony Blair. I reckon the majority is like me, only want us to trade with the EU and holiday there.

You may care for the EU, I only want to trade and holiday there.

Yes, I think I am nearer to the majority than you.

if we crash out without a deal or with a rough deal, then Mrs May's luck will have run out. The next government will negotiate better access. I agree with Tillson, brexit is a rope to hang the tories with. It will cost a little more but still OK in the medium to long term.

Mrs May is incredibly lucky until now but I am afraid that nothing will last, her luck and Mr Corbyn's will soon run out. Have a little faith in the common sense of our people.

the tories won last time because Cameron promised one thing that his opponents did not, the referendum. How do you know that the tories will retain power at the next election?

KTM, it's not contradictory. Their position takes into account brexit. The protection for small businesses come from lesser competition from larger EU firms as a result of leaving the EU. Access is fine.

It's their right and common sense, why should you credit the EU with it? I reckon brexit will offer better protection to about 5 millions out of 5.2 millions small businesses in the UK. Not a small number of people.

I only want to go back to pre-single market (1/1/1993) I had a thriving business before the open border single market invited the Chinese to set up pan-European distribution in the Benelux. Back then, I was selling to the Belelux and Germany. After 1993, I slowly and steadily became their buyer...

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that why I think you don't understand why people voted to leave the EU. There are always winners and losers. The EU creates fewer winners than losers.

No, you are twisting what I said. The council should not be forced to advertise to the whole of the EU because of competition rules. If my council sees fit to invite some companies in the EU to participate, then why should I have anything to say against the EU? That has always been the situation...

KTM, there is no need to go into specifics about this particular tender, it could have been local tomatoes against tomatoes grown some where else. The key aspect is who is the contractor. You are trying to make the example I gave in the context of EU rules hurting local businesses into Woosh...

If it's up to the people working for the Council, they would prefer to deal with the locals. They are forced to advertise and have procedures to ensure that EU companies are treated same as locals. Whose fault is that?

Let's say you have a limit over which local authorities have to open up to EU (don't be shy, let's call it international) competition. Then the small guys still have a chance if the limit is high enough (eg £1m up). But no, the EU is pushing for one country, one market place.