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It doesn't seem that you can have the trade without the politics, that's the big problem, stating the bleedin' obvious.
Historically we've never had a harmonious relationship with 'our cousins across the water', quite the opposite in fact, and being cynical and xenophobic, I always think the worst of them and feel that the UK gets the worst end of the deal.
I don't have the knowledge of the subject to suggest alternatives, because I don't really trust the Americans either....or the Chinese, Japanese, most of Africa, but they are good at having babies at least, and I'm not sure on Australia and New Zealand, don't really believe Canada actually exixsts, but apart from them, all ideas are welcome.