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> what has the UK done for the EU? You do know that the driving force behind the Single Market was Margaret Thatcher? Much of its legislation was set up initia
by kitd 7y ago
> what has the UK done for the EU?
You do know that the driving force behind the Single Market was Margaret Thatcher? Much of its legislation was set up initially to benefit the UK, and still does. Quite apart from that, there are plenty of individual pieces of legislation that originate in the UK.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/07/09/british-influence-in-brussels-had-been-far-greater-than-recognised/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/07/09/british-influence-...
I am very happy to agree that the UK has never fully felt at home in the EU, but it is definitely wrong to say that our membership was never in the EU's best interest.