09-06-12, 07:45 PM
Quote:No it isn't. [img alt=[size=1em]]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/img] We were sold a supposed trade agreement in joining the 'common market', that's all we wanted or needed. All this extra regulation, EU directives for this and that etc are undemocratic and were never voted for.
The whole point of a common market is that it is common. That means a level playing field, which means regulation and directives.
If we back out of Europe, to access their market we will still have to play by their rules, but instead of having a say in the rules and shaping them we will be at the mercy of others, and if we don't play ball we'll face export restrictions. Any talk of pulling out of Europe is economic suicide.
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