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Old 10-10-2018, 11:02   #1716
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by jonbxx View Post
It is a question I have asked before but what is 'out'? Would you consider not being members of any EU funded institutions/agencies as 'out' or would participating in at least some organisations be acceptable?

I am thinking for example of;

EMA for medicines
EASA for aviation
ERC/Horizon 2020 for academic research
REACH for chemical safety

It's the depth of membership that may have some impications. Third countries are associate members of EMA and EASA for example but have no policy or guideline making abilities.

One of my good friends is participating in a Horizon 2020 project - 'Implications of Medical Low Dose Radiation Exposure' https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/211042_en.html . It's grand collaborations like these we might miss down the the line unless some kind of deal is struck.
I am sure that all those who voted to leave just wanted to leave. They were not concerned with the detail.

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Originally Posted by Angua View Post
I wouldn't trust the government of whatever shade to open a paper bag.

What they promise and what they can deliver once in power are often very different. The worst one being a simplistic vote on the EU that was insufficient to meet reality.
The vast majority of leavers were perfectly clear about what they wanted. It's the remainers who are trying to muddy the waters.

You cannot decide the result of a negotiation in a vote that you have before the negotiations begin! The whole idea is absurd.

Twist it as much as you like, the majority want out. Brexit means Brexit, as someone somewhere said at some time.
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