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Originally Posted by Damien
Well we haven't joined the Eurozone or the open-borders arrangement and that will still be the case. We're not signing away our right to leave at a later date (i.e is the 'one-state' happens) and in fact I suspect that if we do vote to remain EU Referendum will join the Scottish Referendum in the list of things that never end.
I see that it would be perceived as a stamp of approval though but such symbolism is partly countered by the symbolism of having 'Britain is not part of ever closer union' stamped all over the place.
I think a vote to remain would be a begrudging pragmatic acceptance than access to the single market is not worth losing.
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This isn't a marriage with an abusive partner though. It's more like a business deal between two companies that don't quite trust each other. However that business deal allows us to address a much bigger market so we put up with it.
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I didn't mention marriage.
It may have escaped you but the EU has an effect on virtually aspect of our lives - much more like a relationship than a business deal IMHO. If it was just about business things wouldn't be so bad. It's not about trust, the problems are about their fundamental vision for the EU, including the other states they have their greedy eyes on despite already presiding over a very unhappy club of 28.
If I were a young person in the UK, I'd be far more worried about hordes more EU migrants coming here attracted by a National Living Wage which is far more than they'd ever hope to earn back at home. Now that's a certainty.