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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Yes - quite so.
But my comments relate to the people in this thread, of Remain persuasion, who cannot bring themselves to respect criticism that the EU wants to keep a degree of sovereignty over the UK. Their red lines are to keep us bound by their laws. That can't be right and why don't you lot acknowledge & accept this?
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My perception is that you're seeing the situation through one filter; that of sovereignty; whereas the central issue is the single market.
Allowing neighbouring countries unfettered access to the single market at no cost and with potential cost advantages through weaker employment rights and environmental standards is not in the EU's interests.
It's so important that such enforcement can't be left to chance and needs to be legally enforceable. So any impact on sovereignty is a side-product, not the key intention.
The differentiation of neighbouring countries is important due to the gravity of trade. The Adam Smith Institute has a good explainer of it
here.