> Back then it was just a treaty for free trade and movement, that's it Not at all. Maybe you are thinking of EFTA, not EU. Or you are just revisionist. EU wa

> Back then it was just a treaty for free trade and movement, that's it Not at all. Maybe you are thinking of EFTA, not EU. Or you are just revisionist. EU was never just about free trade. Back when it was founded as ECSC it was about maintaining peace and putting community interest over national interest. Quite soon after the UK joined, environmental regulations took hold that forced it to stop being the "Dirty man of Europe". Brexit opponents rightly feared that this would return after leaving the EU. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/03/brexit-would-return-britain-to-being-dirty-man-of-europe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/03/brexit-w...