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Originally Posted by Mick
And let's not forget we have an experienced, intelligent entrepreneur, Sir James Dyson who has vast experience with World Trade arrangements, has said Europe, is a shrinking market.
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Think this one has already been visited. He doesn't manufacture in the UK and most of his sales are to Asia.
He also is not an unbiased observer having had various legal issues with the European Union.
He moved his manufacturing to Malaysia and Singapore, both part of the ASEAN Free Trade Area, in 2003. He may have the luxury of having most of his market outside of Europe and being able to move his manufacture thousands of miles away, some other companies aren't so fortunate.
If you subscribe to the view that the UK can go zero tariff and suddenly be full of James Dysons it's all good. If on the other hand you have concerns over the UK pretty much eliminating manufacturing here and importing the vast majority of our food it's smarter to look at ways to smooth our exit.
I'm not aware of any unbiased observer or agency that considers what Dyson suggests to be in the UK's best interest.