Tit-for-tat tariff war

INSTEAD of a tit-for-tat tariff trade war against American imports, I wish the Government would impose stringent taxation on the U.S. internet and tech giants that are running rings around our tax laws.

DON TROWER, Braintree, Essex. THE EU complaining about tariffs and calling the U.S. a bully is a bit rich. Europe is hell-bent on imposing tariffs on the UK after Brexit unless it gets its own way.

At the EU/UK meeting later this month, we should make it clear we won’t be bullied any longer. If there is no broad agreement, we should walk away with no deal, no promise of any further payments to the EU after we leave and no right to remain for EU citizens.

We should inform the EU we will apply World Trade Organisation rules for tariffs from next March. It wouldn’t be the best outcome, but at least everyone could finalise how to cope after Brexit. JAMES WIGNALL, Accrington, Lancs. THE U.S. and its traditional allies are on the brink of a full-scale trade war after European and Canadian leaders reacted swiftly and angrily to protectionist Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium.

The UK’s biggest export market for steel and aluminium is the U.S., accounting for 20 per cent of Welsh steel. So it is a fantasy for Brexiteers to pin their hopes on a fair trade deal with the U.S. — Trump will bully the UK into a bad trade deal.

Why else is he supporting Brexit than to divide and conquer the EU trading bloc? ANDREW NUTT, Bargoed, Caerphilly.