Unfortunately, some people in the UK believed that we could negotiate better international deals alone instead of with the additional buying power of 27 other countries backing us up.
No it wasn’t. You were were supposed to save £18b per year, immediately. Instead you’re losing at the very least £100b per year and you’re never going to recover from it, until about one generation after rejoining the EU which is inevitable.
Yes lying politicians claimed that. Anyone who thought for a minute would see that the benefits would be in retained sovereignty as the EU slid more into a backdoor super state. Or be part of the union, especially as a payer, when one of the payers (or you) runs into financial trouble, and has to decide between the EU rules or their own people.
You guys always find it hard to resist throwing stones from your glass house. Stiff upper lip, keep calm and carry on old chap. I suppose in the long term we will know if it was worth cutting yourself off from the worlds biggest free trade zone right on your doorstep for blue passports. Time will tell…
Similar to how Texans think if they succeed they get to keep everything in Texas and their new political rival, the USA, is just going to hand all that stuff over with a slap on the ass and a “good game”.
Unfortunately, some people in the UK believed that we could negotiate better international deals alone instead of with the additional buying power of 27 other countries backing us up.
It was always a long term bet, and with the current financial situation of the EU, it could be a good one in a few years.
“If I keep punching myself in the dick every day, one day the swelling will certainly be permanent. One day.”
You sound like one of the slot machine addicts at a casino. Due for a win any day now
It was always going to be bad in the immediate aftermath though.
Yeah it’s only been about a decade or so! Any day now. any day now
No it wasn’t. You were were supposed to save £18b per year, immediately. Instead you’re losing at the very least £100b per year and you’re never going to recover from it, until about one generation after rejoining the EU which is inevitable.
Yes lying politicians claimed that. Anyone who thought for a minute would see that the benefits would be in retained sovereignty as the EU slid more into a backdoor super state. Or be part of the union, especially as a payer, when one of the payers (or you) runs into financial trouble, and has to decide between the EU rules or their own people.
You guys always find it hard to resist throwing stones from your glass house. Stiff upper lip, keep calm and carry on old chap. I suppose in the long term we will know if it was worth cutting yourself off from the worlds biggest free trade zone right on your doorstep for blue passports. Time will tell…
Similar to how Texans think if they succeed they get to keep everything in Texas and their new political rival, the USA, is just going to hand all that stuff over with a slap on the ass and a “good game”.