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They say, don't feed the troll. But I will answer you. Likely the EU will have much higher labor protections that the UK. "freedom of labour" actually means yo

by jk2323 9y ago

They say, don't feed the troll. But I will answer you. Likely the EU will have much higher labor protections that the UK. "freedom of labour" actually means you are free to move and work or open a business as an EU citizen within the EU.

hardlianotion 9y ago
Always an entertaining thing to say, never true though. UK labour protection exceeds that stipulated by EU regulation. And it is likely to continue to do so.
- renaudg 9y ago
  The UK has not historically been at the forefront in terms of labour protection, and the EU did nudge it in that direction.
coldtea 9y ago
>They say, don't feed the troll. They say it, but which part of my comment made you think I don't believe what I say (which is the necessary condition for it being a "troll")? Not to mention, that whether you disagree or not, it is a very common criticism against EUs policies, driven by big capital? >Likely the EU will have much higher labor protections that the UK. Maybe, maybe not, can't speak for the UK. What I do know for certain is that EU regulations have unmade decades old worker protections and labor rights in mine (and other) EU countries. That said, here's what a UK person writes: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/eu-doesnt-protect-workers-rights-it-has-destroyed-them http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/eu-doe...
- jk2323 9y ago
  I don't know the Newstatesman but it sounds like a very biased magazine. "This same economics is being inflicted on Britain – cuts and austerity. Living standards have fallen, wages reduced as a proportion of total economic output (GDP) and in real terms, and inequality and poverty increasing. " This actually may be true. And indeed. It could be partly be caused by the EU. Have a look at the UK's debt: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/19/article-0-1AE4486F000005DC-67_634x403.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/19/article-0-1AE4486F... The UK had serious problems. Then, under Thatcher, the UK rose again and had comparably low debt. Some say this is due to Thatcher. I would have said this at one point, now I say that it was because of oil found in the Northern Sea. The UK's debt exploded after 2007, also, because the UK had a huge, potential unhealthy financial sector. So if you say that the EU is causing the problems in the UK this may be in fact true, since it allowed "The City" to live unreasonably from grains from the Financial Industry while some parts of the UK did very badly. I can not exclude the possibility that loosing a huge chunk of the financial industry and do a re-balancing may actually a good thing for the average Joe who does not live in "The City". London voted "stay" by the way.

by jk2323 9y ago

hardlianotion 9y ago

Always an entertaining thing to say, never true though. UK labour protection exceeds that stipulated by EU regulation. And it is likely to continue to do so.

renaudg 9y ago
The UK has not historically been at the forefront in terms of labour protection, and the EU did nudge it in that direction.

coldtea 9y ago

>They say, don't feed the troll. They say it, but which part of my comment made you think I don't believe what I say (which is the necessary condition for it being a "troll")? Not to mention, that whether you disagree or not, it is a very common criticism against EUs policies, driven by big capital? >Likely the EU will have much higher labor protections that the UK. Maybe, maybe not, can't speak for the UK. What I do know for certain is that EU regulations have unmade decades old worker protections and labor rights in mine (and other) EU countries. That said, here's what a UK person writes: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/eu-doesnt-protect-workers-rights-it-has-destroyed-them http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/eu-doe...

jk2323 9y ago
I don't know the Newstatesman but it sounds like a very biased magazine. "This same economics is being inflicted on Britain – cuts and austerity. Living standards have fallen, wages reduced as a proportion of total economic output (GDP) and in real terms, and inequality and poverty increasing. " This actually may be true. And indeed. It could be partly be caused by the EU. Have a look at the UK's debt: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/19/article-0-1AE4486F000005DC-67_634x403.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/19/article-0-1AE4486F... The UK had serious problems. Then, under Thatcher, the UK rose again and had comparably low debt. Some say this is due to Thatcher. I would have said this at one point, now I say that it was because of oil found in the Northern Sea. The UK's debt exploded after 2007, also, because the UK had a huge, potential unhealthy financial sector. So if you say that the EU is causing the problems in the UK this may be in fact true, since it allowed "The City" to live unreasonably from grains from the Financial Industry while some parts of the UK did very badly. I can not exclude the possibility that loosing a huge chunk of the financial industry and do a re-balancing may actually a good thing for the average Joe who does not live in "The City". London voted "stay" by the way.