如果巴塞尔委员会沦为清谈俱乐部，而不具备制定切实标准的能力，那么这一链条的另一个关键环节将被打破，英国将更加难以主张，当伦敦的银行面临国际标准时应该享受欧盟同等待遇。
If Basel becomes a talking shop, without the ability to set firm standards, another key link in the chain will be broken, and it will be harder for the UK to argue that if London’s banks meet international standards, they should be granted equal treatment in the EU.