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Originally Posted by Mythica

How is it exactly nonsense? Whatever rights we have under EU law could be eroded away when we leave. They might not, the rights might even get better, but they could get worse and calling that nonsense is uncalled for.

But (in honour of your handle), the threat is mythical.
Eroded? In what way? What rights do you fear to be taken away? Worse rights would obviously not be welcome.

Remainers use the big wide terms which might impress shallow people - but it's nonsense.



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Originally Posted by nomadking

All completely irrelevant. The core issue is who decides for us? UK or France and Germany? Labour likes the EU in that aspect, in that they and the unions can exert their will, without the inconvenience of democracy getting in the way. On the other, they dislike the EU because it puts restrictions on State Aid. That is why so many senior Labour figures are conflicted over the EU.

If the EU was ever to introduce something that was actually beneficial to businesses, they wouldn't want anybody else to introduce it. The aim is to put the same restrictions on EU businesses, that the French and Germans put on their own businesses. They don't want anybody else to have an economic advantage over them.

The real danger thing is that, as always with the EU, a simple statement becomes ever wide reaching. It becomes a backdoor method to impose all sorts of things that were never agreed to in the first place. Before long they are imposing the same levels of tax, and even healthcare systems, eg goodbye zero VAT on food, goodbye NHS.

Spot on.