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We had a veto, rarely used, if we didn't like anything. We were very poor in effectively making use of the powers we had within the EU. Of course, now we have n
by ixfo 6y ago
We had a veto, rarely used, if we didn't like anything. We were very poor in effectively making use of the powers we had within the EU. Of course, now we have none of them, so the EU can do what it likes without worrying about us or our pesky veto now.
- blibble 6y agothe veto has been vastly overstated and was all but removed by Lisbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_the_Council_of_the_European_Union#Policy_areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_the_Council_of_the_E... also: if it is used the other members use "enhanced co-operation" to bypass the veto, like they did in 2011 when Cameron used his https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/09/david-cameron-blocks-eu-treaty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/09/david-cameron-...