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Those unchecked lawmakers were also responsible for a level of governmental oversight which is unprecedented anywhere else in the world. That's not a bad thing
by joshvm 10y ago
Those unchecked lawmakers were also responsible for a level of governmental oversight which is unprecedented anywhere else in the world. That's not a bad thing at all, but you can't sell Remain to an electorate by saying "The EU stops us doing stupid stuff to you".
That monkey was responsible for a huge number of regulations which benefit EU citizens, again, because it forces the government to take action that they would otherwise be too unwilling or lazy to take.
- rayiner 10y agoThe U.K. already had plenty of government oversight. Why on earth does it need even more from bureaucrats in other countries?
- tim333 10y agoA lot of it relates to trade so we could have the single market. If you're going to have a border free market where you can order your ingredients from any country you need them to be made to the same regulations.
- joshvm 10y agoOversight by whom? I agree that the UK government can be held accountable by the public, probably more so than many countries. However if the government agrees to pass a stupid law, there's very little the public can do about it. Can you provide a specific example of something that you think has been over-regulated by the EU? https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-facts-behind-claims-uk-influence/ https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-facts-behind-claims-uk-influe... (I'll take the downvote to mean that you don't have an example?)
- kalleboo 10y ago> Can you provide a specific example of something that you think has been over-regulated by the EU? I recall Leavers on Facebook looking forward repealing stifling EU legislation restricting higher-wattage toasters and vacuum cleaners