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It’s fascinating how many of the Leave arguments, as much as they exist, either boil down to not understanding how the EU works, or blaming the EU for mistakes
by ashtonkem 6y ago
It’s fascinating how many of the Leave arguments, as much as they exist, either boil down to not understanding how the EU works, or blaming the EU for mistakes that the UK government made.
- jelliclesfarm 6y agohttps://youtu.be/rvYuoWyk8iU https://youtu.be/rvYuoWyk8iU : almost 40 years ago, Sir Humphrey explains the EEC(EU)..from Yes, Minister.
- anonymoushen 6y agoFor 6 weeks in 2018 the EU ran a survey asking its citzens whether they want to the bi-annual clock change to stop. (Do you see it? I didn't). 4.6M (of the total population of around 448M) participated. With the exception of Germany (3.19%), Austria (2.94%) and Luxembourg (1.78%) all other countries had less than 1% of their population canvassed. The EU concludes that 84% of its population want Europe to stop changing the clocks[1]. The Commission proposed, the Parliament voted[2] (did you see that in any MSP election material? I didn't) and when the Council of Minsters approves, it will become law. That is the sausage-making of the EU laws: canvass 1% of the population who you'll know will support your argument and claim your democratic mandate. [1] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_5302 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_... [2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47704345 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47704345
- ashtonkem 6y agoYou're describing polling. The EU polling its citizens before passing a law is bad how?