Most of that red tape isn't actually created by the UK, it's created by the EU because "we'll impose lots of red tape and strangle your businesses" is their pri

Most of that red tape isn't actually created by the UK, it's created by the EU because "we'll impose lots of red tape and strangle your businesses" is their primary, number one argument for why countries should be in the EU instead of outside it. Most of those rules could be disappeared tomorrow if the EU was genuinely in favour of reduced bureaucracy. One thing you quickly realize if you study the issues in depth enough is that it really isn't in favour of that. Their entire mentality is that red tape is bad if it's not the EU's and good if it is. That's not the path to increased cooperation.