I'm very pleased if MB has helped you at all FETCHER - you are living through a historic moment that will change Britain for decades to come. Your grandchildren will be interviewing you about this for their school history project, so you'll want some answers ready when that day comes.
I don't know the details of May's deal, but I think she's trying for the softest of soft Brexits. That means some restraints on the UK's independence, but it also means keeping some of the financial/trade/citizenship arrangements with the EU in place. Those help trade and commerce between us and the EU, and if we crash out without a deal, we are saying, "Those arrangements don't apply to us any more." If that happens, there'll be an increase in bureaucracy to check people/products/cash as they move from UK to Europe, and trade will get slower and more complicated. Trade will still go on, because countries trade with each other all the time without trade deals. That's one of the main arguments of the Hard Brexiteers: that we don't need any special arrangements with the EU. TBH, I don't think the UK would thrive in that cold, ruthless environment of competitive world trade- but as it's about the future, no one can say for sure.
And if I find a firm answer about UK/EU debt commitments I'll let you know, but the other day I heard May promising that her deal will channel billions of pounds ( that we are currently paying to the EU ) into the NHS. Should we believe her? Well, please let us know if a shiny new hospital is built in your neighbourhood any time soon, ok FETCHER ?
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