US suspends technology deal with the UK
https://www.ft.com/content/afd45e58-5351-4379-8f7e-5788da3d2e20
Posted by ohell
US suspends technology deal with the UK
https://www.ft.com/content/afd45e58-5351-4379-8f7e-5788da3d2e20
Posted by ohell
16 Comments
It’s a paywalled article, and _man_, what a paywall! Am I reading this right that the Financial Times want me to pay them £59 per month? _Per month_?!
Who do they think I am, Rockefeller? I’m feeding a family of three for a week with that kind of money, man, geez…
Oh no! Not the vague agreement with no actual concrete proposals! Not that one!
/s
Lets not forget that the Americans want us to reduce food safety standards in order to get this deal.
The US can go get fucked ..just make deals with China instead ..you seriously think the US is an ally? It never was.
Donnie wants some bribery settlement from the BBC now?
US beef in the UK, the f*ck. Not a chance I’m buying that, their poor cows are only 50% cow and the rest is chemicals, growth hormones, medicines they shouldn’t even be given etc. eurghh.
What are they going to do with it all when nobody buys a single thing with a US flag on it?
Shove your concessions up your ass!
The PM should read him the speech from Love Actually and verbally slap the make-up off his face.
I haven’t even said his name but you know exactly who I’m talking about.
I’m just going to leave this here.
https://youtu.be/pBmo_xlPILU?si=xgHj0z-70jGvhCYB
Ohh sounds like the US isn’t getting exactly what it wants at great cost to a trading partner. How TF Trump isn’t bankrupt[t is beyond me, he has no idea how to do a deal. Primary kids doing swaps in a playground are more clued up.
Who in their right mind would want agricultural products from the US anyway?
I don’t want chlorinated chicken, hormonal beef or unvaccinated eggs that give you salmonella.
Oh would you look at that, the US went back on a deal, who could have seen that coming.
Havent read this specific article, but it seems this is being used as leverage for broader access to the UK markets, including non-tariff barriers on food safety as well as others. Cant be arsed looking at the others. Food safety though … they can fook right off, and some more. Examples…
A 2016 study found the U.S. was still using 72 pesticides banned in the EU
U.S. permits the use of the beta‑agonist ractopamine in pig and cattle feed to promote lean growth; this drug is banned in at least 160 countries, including the EU, China, and Russia…I mean even Russia doesnt do it.
Potassium bromate, used to strengthen dough and whiten bread, is classified as a possible human carcinogen-banned since the 1990s is many countries.
Titanium dioxide, used as a whitening agent in candies and baked goods, has been banned as a food additive as its suspected of causing DNA damage.
… no wonder the prick has an Oranga glow … and there was me thinking it was a spray on.
The US has suspended implementation of a technology deal it struck with the UK during Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain, amid growing frustrations in Washington over the progress of trade talks with London.
The US-UK “technology prosperity deal”, which was announced in September, aims to spur co-operation between the two countries in areas including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nuclear energy.
British officials on Monday confirmed the US suspended the deal last week, with one saying the Trump administration was pushing for UK concessions in areas of trade outside the tech partnership.
Trade talks have been taking place between the US and UK since the two sides struck a deal to alleviate the worst of Donald Trump’s tariffs on British goods in May.
People familiar with those talks said US officials were becoming increasingly frustrated with the UK’s lack of willingness to address so-called non-tariff barriers, including rules and regulations governing food and industrial goods.
Although the UK agreed to allow 13,000 tonnes of US beef to enter the country free of tariffs each year, the trade deal said the two sides would continue to work together to improve market access for more American agricultural products.
The US has long wanted the UK to recognise American standards on food and agricultural products, but there were no specific commitments outlined in the deal.
Trump has also previously been critical of digital services taxes imposed on tech companies by US trading partners, including the UK.
But one UK official denied that Britain’s digital services tax, which affects US tech companies, was a serious problem.
“The digital services tax is a red herring,” the official briefed on the trade talks between the two sides said.
“We are down to negotiating some of the most difficult issues. Both sides expect this to take some time. But the dialogue remains open, active, and constructive.”
UK business secretary Peter Kyle and science secretary Liz Kendall travelled to the US last week to meet tech leaders, although their visit was planned before the Trump administration suspended the deal covering the sector.
Another British official said their US counterparts were “very tough negotiators, but we are pretty sure we can get this back on track”.
A UK government spokesman said: “Our special relationship with the US remains strong and the UK is firmly committed to ensuring the tech prosperity deal delivers opportunity for hardworking people in both countries.”
Earlier this month, the UK said it would increase NHS spending on medicines after the US agreed to waive tariffs on British drug exports.
A White House official said on Monday the pharmaceutical pact struck by the two countries was “historic” and the US and the UK would “continue to work towards full implementation” of the trade deal.
The sooner Trump starts throwing a tantrum and starts threatening at Britain, the sooner we can finally reestablish some close relationship with the EU again at neckbreaking speed.
Nothing to do with orange cunt face suing the beeb eh, honestly at this point I wish keir would just give him the wanker gesture…..might improve his likability in the polls.
There’s nothing “special” about this relationship. It transactional, that’s all.
I say, let their shit come in, repackage and sell back to them CIF plus relabelling and packaging costs. Old picklebrain can munch on that.
Essentially, the US wants Britain to accept lower safety and quality standards for US exports. More brow beating from Trump. It’s quite possible Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is part of this.
So glad we bent over for that treacherous piece of flaccid filth and gave him a second state visit.
At what point are we going to wake up and become part of Europe rather than part of the USA?
Europe is where our future lies, not the USA.