Utter bilge. You think the EU are managing COVID worse that the UK government? The UK currently has the highest infection rate in the world and a large number of EU nations have overtaken the UK on vaccinating their citizens.
I don't think it would ever come to that given it is my understanding that any new EU member, which the UK would be, is required to adopt the Euro as their national currency. Do you really think the UK population (mostly England and Wales) would firstly consider going to the EU "cap in hand" asking to be let back in and at the same time would accept letting go of the Pound? So the question of giving up the Pound for the Euro would make it a no go from the outset.
How is it a silly question? You say we have these opportunities but can't name one. So for all you know, there are none. And being worked on? 6 years later and still being worked on? How long are you prepared to wait? I didn't see any mention in the Leave campaign that there MAY be better opportunities if you are prepared to wait for X amount of years. The world hasn't stopped working because of the pandemic. These agreements can still be worked on now, but I see Brexiters have found a new excuse. Let's see what's the new excuse after the pandemic is over
You obviously don't understand what is going on in Israel or the problems of first-to-vaccinate countries. All countries are at different stages of the crisis. Please calm down.
Why? If you get paid in Euro or paid in Pound, you still get paid and have the same spending power. These days people might was well get paid in digital credits as you pay for everything with a tap. No one is going to care if they get paid €20,000 instead of £20,000 if their £500 rent becomes €500 and their grocery shop remains the same.
You're still paying more because you can't use the minutes and data you had already paid for, which wasn't the case when we were still a state in the EU.
well, without Brexit they wouldn't be allowed to "change their stance on roaming" in the EU, greed or no greed
Unfortunately, a very weak government led by May, aggressive tactics from Remain MPs in Parliament, a deliberately difficult EU negotiating team, and numerous court actions, led to many wasted years until Boris was elected on a manifesto to "Get Brexit Done", so don't present the pre-2020 years as Brexiteers wasting time. It had a lot to do with Remain arrogance and grandstanding. The chief benefit of Brexit is that the UK is now a nation state that has reclaimed many powers to set its own course, whether the electorate votes one party or another, untied to the EU superstate, which is increasingly federal and undemocratic. I don't have time to write at length about EU federalisation, centralisation and anti-democracy, but there are many good essays about this on the net. I am excited that we can set our own policies for immigration, which is already making it easier for Australian citizens to move to the UK, and I look forward to the UK creating more Commonwealth relations and agreements, so that we can look globally, including to Asia, rather than being tied to Western Europe, in which we still have a lot of influence (read about the deep Anglo-French relations to understand why that is). But we must shift to the changing realities of a more globalised world. We are a free trade nation no longer tied to the world's biggest regulator. The next decades will be very interesting, either way. Brexit certainly wasn't about the next few years, but about the long future. It was, after all, a once in a lifetime decision, with implications for the next century or more.
the fact that "what is the EU?" was the most common google search in the UK in the days after Brexit says a lot about how valid was the democratic mandate
It was advisory, which the government ignored. As for unquestionable...
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Yes, I am complaining because the country is worse-off. Funny how people who backed Brexit claim they care about the country, but now choose to look the other way
What an absolutely deplorable position. Wilfully giving up the union that was bringing our nations together for some daft views that the EU is "federalisation", "centralisation" and "anti-democracy". And I'll remind you, not once was Brexit a once in a lifetime thing. You are one general election away from going back into the EU where we can finally start healing wounds again and being part of something bigger.
I don't disagree, but if such an important decision can be made with such a small turnout and such a small majority, then it should be put to a vote every 5-10 years, or at least until 60%+ of the adult population (say 30m people) want one way or the other.
From 2016: "As it is not part of the Schengen (border free) area, the UK already has its own border controls."
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This forum is full of people who half-know things! Quite staggering, though, on the law of averages, most people here won't be the shiniest apples on the cart. You, sir, are wrong. In fact, the headline was "What is the EU?" is the second top UK question on the EU since the #EURefResults were officially announced. Please, please let us have a mature debate without lies or half-truths just to suit your Anglophobic position. So many people seem irritated that the UK made a democratic decision. The UK can do whatever it likes.
