US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain's EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year's trade deal, as new PM Andy Burnham weighs closer ties with Brussels.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain’s EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year’s trade deal, as new PM Andy Burnham weighs closer ties with Brussels.

  • ms.lane@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 days ago

    Why don’t you liberalise a little bit, accept goods made to American standards, accept agricultural goods made to American standards?

    Because no one wants brain worms or shitty lettuce.

    • strakitar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      Is this supposed to be facetious? Here in the good ol’ US of A, we feed our livestock shit and don’t give our pickers bathroom breaks.

      • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Upvote or downvote? It’s not completely clear what you mean by “they”. I think you mean American standards are below European standards. In that case, yes.