Businesses supporting the Leave campaign

[andyofborg]

Can you run that by me again in a way that you yourself can understand?

 

well the outies seem to claim that because we're in the EU we find it difficult to trade with non-EU nations.

 

if we can import nigerian guinness then it suggests that these barriers to trade simply do not exist.

[foxy lady]

well the outies seem to claim that because we're in the EU we find it difficult to trade with non-EU nations.

 

if we can import nigerian guinness then it suggests that these barriers to trade simply do not exist.

 

Well there you go. It seems that you've grasped it. The barriers simply don't exist. So if we weren't in the EU we could trade with Nigeria or Ireland and buy the Guinness from whichever we wanted, and sell our goods to whoever we wanted as well, just like we do now.

The interesting thing is that Tesco sells Irish Guinness and Nigerian Guinness. The Nigerian Guinness made outside the EU and brought into the EU to sell to us. But it is cheaper than the equivalent Irish brewed Guinness that is brewed in the EU and sold to us without EU tariff.

Edited March 28, 2016 by foxy lady

[andyofborg]

Well there you go. It seems that you've grasped it. The barriers simply don't exist. So if we weren't in the EU we could trade with Nigeria or Ireland and buy the Guinness from whichever we wanted, and sell our goods to whoever we wanted as well, just like we do now.

 

indeed, so there is no point in leaving

[RonJeremy]

indeed, so there is no point in leaving

 

But we could do it without getting the consent of 27 other countries before we did. We could make our own agreements. We used to be quite good at it.

[andyofborg]

But we could do it without getting the consent of 27 other countries before we did. We could make our own agreements. We used to be quite good at it.

 

did we really need the consent of 27 other countries before buying nigerian guiness?

 

and anyway, why do we need a special agreement to do that?

[RonJeremy]

did we really need the consent of 27 other countries before buying nigerian guiness?

 

and anyway, why do we need a special agreement to do that?

 

Are you saying our trade agreements are entirely bilateral? Do we not have an EU directive on bananas or Pineapples? Or have I just imagined that?

[andyofborg]

Are you saying our trade agreements are entirely bilateral? Do we not have an EU directive on bananas or Pineapples? Or have I just imagined that?

 

yes you have

[RonJeremy]

yes you have

 

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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1994R2257:20060217:EN:PDF

[bellis perennis]

For all those on the Guiness band wagon, Nigerian Guiness is a different product. Same brand, same owners, not the same stout you get in regular cans or bottles here (ie. Guiness Original, Guiness Draft). It's not a 'cheaper to get it from Nigeria than Europe' deal, just a different product altogether. Nigerian Guiness is not creamy, is stronger both in flavour and alcohol, and has a more 'treacle' hint to it (flavour not texture).

[GLASGOWOODS]

For all those on the Guiness band wagon, Nigerian Guiness is a different product. Same brand, same owners, not the same stout you get in regular cans or bottles here (ie. Guiness Original, Guiness Draft). It's not a 'cheaper to get it from Nigeria than Europe' deal, just a different product altogether. Nigerian Guiness is not creamy, is stronger both in flavour and alcohol, and has a more 'treacle' hint to it (flavour not texture).

 

I'm going to check this out in the shop, as i reckon the customer could easily think they're picking 'off the shelf' the Irish stuff, if the packaging looks similar.