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Old 03-07-2023, 23:13   #5219
jfman
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Re: Britain outside the EU

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
I've no idea of how a rejoin referendum would pan out.

Leaving the EU wasn't a mistake. It's the Guvmin that has performed badly. And Labour is a poor alternative - but the public will be more intent on punishing the Tories than - what? Awful predicament.

At least we're out of the EU.

I doubt we will see a rejoin referendum any time soon. It’d be unlikely to happen in the first five years of a Labour Government as unlikely to make the manifesto. But once you get into the one after that. Preparations and a campaign would be a couple of years so 2033, negotiations and accession 2035 at fastest. We could be in a whole new world by then - you might not even use channel numbers on TV - life could be revolutionised!

Far more likely to see further economic harmonisation and trade short of membership.
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