Japan EU trade deal

[Spiritual_Beggar]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12863698

"Japan should be invited into a Free trade deal with the EU" says Cameron.


Now, whilst a noble idea (if it will indeed help aid Japan's recovery), would such a deal just strengthen the reasoning for pulling out of the EU?

If a free trade deal could be struck with a country outside of Europe, then surely we could also have a free trade deal with other European states without having to be governed by the fat-cat gravy train that is the current EU parliament?

[Pesty]

How would that help the people who lost houses surley it would juts help big businesses.

How would it affect our economy? wouldnt we be flooded with cheaper Japanese goods cars etc etc?

would japan still need factories sited in the EU? or would they close these and manufactire everything over there?

[cal72]

Potential boost to our car manufacturing plants(especially longbridge plant) potential employment increase.
It may not be a bad idea.

[EDLT]

I thought we only let former soviet backwaters in.

[Mr Dave]

Pesty said:

How would that help the people who lost houses surley it would juts help big businesses.

Where do those people who lost houses work?
If they are small business owners, where do their customers work?
If they work in the service industry, where do their customers work?
Who pays the taxes to pay public sector workers?
Or do they work for the big businesses themselves?

Everything in economics are linked, usually in extremely complicated ways.

[theaxe]

Mr Dave said:

Everything in economics are linked, usually in extremely complicated ways.

For that very reason proposals like this should be very carefully considered.