please tell me exactly what we would miss out on??
There are huge amonts of trade between us and other EU countries.
My first example will be that in the horticulture industry, the majority of plants are sourced from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain.
My next example is also close to my heart - food. French, Italian...
I don't want my prosciutto to become more expensive.
Now if you will excuse me, I have some French cheese to go and eat.
I will continue later.
they don't have to be cut in stone or official, just 'friendship' agreements
That is rubbish. Trade between nations is not done by a couple of politicians shaking hands and that's it.
You would simply add huge areas of burocracy to deal with so many different countries.
i would rather pay money to those nations who are giving back
I'm not sure what you mean.
If you mean the cost of trade without any decision making in return being your preference.
just those countries who can offer us something in return so we can trade on a 50-50 basis or a little bit each way
So some industries in the UK lose out because their trading partners are seen as insignificant?
The core nations would trade on anyway as we offer each other fair trade and have something to give and receive in return.
Trade between member states is not restricted as it is with outside countries.
we were trading with most of europe before the EU came into existence anyway
And now it is easier and we have more bargaining power.
we don't need to control the parts of europe that depend on us
... that we depend on?