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> and it was written by a green leftist What do you mean by this? How is this relevant?
by patrickmcnamara 8y ago
> and it was written by a green leftist
What do you mean by this? How is this relevant?
- buboard 8y agoThat it didn't come from the larger political groups which means it's more likely to express the positions of a vocal minority. Which is important, considering that eu regulations are barely if at all debated as part of national politics, and most people become aware of them only after they are voted ^1. In the case of GDPR for example i am not aware of any kind of debate with local (e.g.) IT or engineer unions or groups before it was finalized. ^1 https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2018/03/01/72-brits-havent-heard-about-gdpr https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2018/03...