Admittedly, I don’t know much about Brexit, but from what I have been exposed to, it seems like a decisively economical and political impairment that made travel and business with the rest of Europe more difficult and costly. Since it is so highly criticized as a terrible move, why doesn’t the UK just rejoin the EU?

  • Jackthelad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Seeing as we were in the EU (and EEC) for almost 50 years, surely it’s only fair to give it time to see what the long-term effects are, positive or negative.

    Governments can renegotiate elements of Brexit over the years which could improve things anyway. Maybe one day a government will be sensible enough to join EFTA, but I won’t hold my breath on that.

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        1 year ago

        Everything is on fire. Should I run away from the fire? Or like, just give it some time and see how it goes?

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        1 year ago

        God forbid anyone suggest an alternative to rejoining, eh?

        If we’d joined the EU and then after four years, people were complaining and calling for us to leave again, they would be ridiculed for not giving it the opportunity. But because it’s the other way around, it’s apparently sensible. 🤷