Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“That's a lie, we make some laws, but the many of new laws and regulations come from the EU whether we like it or not. Nobody but an unelected panel can propose new EU laws and our only option for not accepting them as law is a 1 in 17 vote aside from veto's which don't apply in many circumstances.
When it comes to EU roaming our politicians didn't make the law that put every UK citizens phone bill up, despite whether the customer travels to the EU, to subside people that do use their phone a lot in the EU.
When the EU starts passing more internet laws and stuff in a couple of years you lot will soon have the moment when the lightbulb comes on and you realise we've slowly given away our vote and democracy to a distant group of people who do what they like with no way to change the political system as a group of citizens. If the EU continues to expand it's grasp, then they will take on more and more control, and what if the people in positions of power become corrupt or increasingly become something we don't want? They aren't elected, they can't be de-elected, there is no mechanism to repeal laws and literally no democratic system around law making. A lot of the laws come as a result of big businesses lobbying the EU behind closed doors.
You'll see.....
Europe will see in years to come......
Thank goodness we won the vote.......”
You are making the classic mistake of mixing up your apples with your pears. Still Brexiteers never let simple things like facts get in the way of a good headline.
There are laws and there is consumer legislation - they are not the same thing. When you join a club, any club there are rules and regulations which we all agree to abide by. Over time those rules and regulations may be altered refined etc. to take account of events or changes in society.
For the last forty years or so the UK has never wanted to abide by the rules of the EU. This attitude in the main has been whipped up by the Murdoch and right wing press and the little englander party (conservative factions). The little englanders still think we are a world power (we're not) and still yearn for empire.
If you're honest can you ever remember a headline in praise of the EU because I certainly can't.
Murdoch has always been hostile to the EU because of the constraints it puts on his empire building ambitions and yet again has used the British electorate to achieve his goal.