3 ms·
Last I checked, we get to vote for MEPs. So we do have control. And we have (had) representation on the European Council. And we had representation on the ECJ.
by tomelders 9y ago
Last I checked, we get to vote for MEPs. So we do have control. And we have (had) representation on the European Council. And we had representation on the ECJ.
The EU will still be there when we've left. And wether we're in the single market or not, we'll still have to play by their rules on most things. Brexit gives us less control, not more.
And don't get me started on how the US and China are going to make us dance to their tune. And we certainly don't have any control over those two juggernauts.
- 88 9y agoTurnout at EU Parliament elections in the UK is dismal, and many (over a quarter in 2014) turnout only to lodge protest votes for UKIP, the BNP, etc. The EU certainly suffers from a ‘democratic deficit’. It’s a highly complex bureaucracy and the average British person’s knowledge of its institutions, officials, powers, etc. is woeful.
- 7952 9y agoIt is really complicated and that is a serious problem, even if you are in favour of the EU. We already have a confusing mess of different levels responsible for different things. I wonder if it would have helped to rationalise that so people could have been less overwhelmed and be more open to the EU. Simplicity is a feature.