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Originally Posted by ianch99

OB, you choose to ignore the point made Let me restate it: some people voted Leave because the EU was "undemocratic" and they did not want to have laws/rules imposed by a foreign agency.

The WTO conforms to the same criteria so you must have an objection to following rules made by a foreign, undemocratic institution, right?

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I know that some will not read this on principle but if you do, you will be glad you did. This is a Twitter thread from a former Tory discussing why some of the "facts" that formed the basis of the Leave campaign are just plainly wrong and more importantly why the promised low tax, free-market Brexit promised land is a simple con trick:

Adam, let me present you with some comparative economics, and then you tell me whether ANY Tory (and I was one) has your interests at heart. I'm going to compare the UK with our partners in Europe. Firstly, we WERE the fifth largest world economy. Remember that.

You may still not wish to change your opinion but at least you would be able to explain to us why this analysis is wrong.

The WTO rules apply to trade only the cannot have any effect on laws unlike the EU.

The UK has been a member of the WTO since its inception in 1995 and were members of its predecessor GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) formed in 1947.