Most Favoured Nations: No Tim Tams
Why the US does not have a trade deal with the UK and the first foreign subsidies case
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Last night I attended a launch party celebrating the entry into force of the UK-Australia free trade agreement at Gringotts Bank The Australian High Commission. I was given a goodie bag containing these items:
To which I say thank you, but also WHERE ARE MY TIM TAMS. I was promised Tim Tams. Where are my Tim Tams.
Reasons the UK and US do not have a free trade agreement
The US does not currently like free trade agreements
Until recently the US was annoyed about the UK’s behviour vis-a-vis Northern Ireland [but the Windsor Framework resolved this]
The US does not currently like free trade agreements
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