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The UK is no longer part of Europe.
by userbinator 7mo ago
The UK is no longer part of Europe.
- gib444 7mo agoOh sorry did it shift into the mid Atlantic or something? You need to learn the difference between Europe the continent and the EU the political union. The two are not interchangeable. The British continued to be European post 2020
- userbinator 7mo agoOn an article talking about regulations, assume the context is the latter.
- mrtksn 7mo agoDo you think that regulations is something that only EU does? I have a news for you: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- gib444 7mo agoNo. The words are not interchangeable. Also, knowingly conflating them is politically charged. Learn the difference and use them correctly and respectfully.
- oytis 7mo agoReminds me of some British MP who said around Brexit time Britain is not leaving Europe geographically. Anyway, Russia or Turkey are geographically in Europe too, but when we are talking about "European regulation", it's pretty obvious that these are excluded, and so is Britain after 2020.
- gib444 7mo agoI understand there is context in this thread. I also understand that statements like "The UK is no longer part of Europe" are frequently used with political motivations, to sow division. Also, being geographically close, and only recently an ex-EU member, and with strong alignment on defence/Ukraine, it is not like we are wholly separate and unaligned. We retained some EU law, such as GDPR and EU261 (copy-pasted into a law referred to as 'UK261'). Yes, I understand the UK not being a member state means that EU laws wouldn't automatically apply – but the world is more complex than that. The Labour party shares a lot in common with many parts of the EU and EU governments when it comes to control, privacy etc. The UK has been re-aligning with the EU and the rest of Europe for a little while now, repairing relationships, for obvious reasons.