Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Zanza]

The idea that Britain should be punished over its people voting to leave in a democratic referendum is silly.

If Britain leaves, we should offer them full EEA membership (maybe including fisheries). Of course that would entail the four freedoms, so Britain would still have to accept the free movement of workers. We should definitely not compromise our values there.

[Razgovory]

The ability to unilaterally leave the EU seems a fundamental flaw, since a country can essentially hold the system hostage if they don't get what they want.

[Tamas]

The idea that Britain should be punished over its people voting to leave in a democratic referendum is silly.

If Britain leaves, we should offer them full EEA membership (maybe including fisheries). Of course that would entail the four freedoms, so Britain would still have to accept the free movement of workers. We should definitely not compromise our values there.

Good bye Greece, Spain, Portugal, maybe Italy too, then. And the East Euros as well once they have depleted the EU funds.

[Duque de Bragança]

As with the Greek crisis, the EU would be foolish to let the Brits get off easily - even if it wasn't in the EU's best interest, economically, the Brits, like the Greeks, would need to be made an example of - otherwise a number of other countries may think about asking for similar treatment.

Yes, a severe beating would be appropriate, or at least a horse's head placed in Britannia's bed.

Nah, dead fox head to celebrate the "imposed" end of fox hunting in Britain. 

[Martinus]

Zanza has a habit of being fundamentally wrong on every single issue pertaining to the EU.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

The Brits should stay to prevent the EU from taking a more French direction of doing things.
Or just to spite the French.
Which is basically the same thing

[Zanza]

The ability to unilaterally leave the EU seems a fundamental flaw, since a country can essentially hold the system hostage if they don't get what they want.

Not really. There are some decisions that need to be met unilaterally, but there is precedent to countries acting even if there was a single voice against, e.g. Cameron's lone veto in 2011.

[The Larch]

The idea that Britain should be punished over its people voting to leave in a democratic referendum is silly.

If Britain leaves, we should offer them full EEA membership (maybe including fisheries). Of course that would entail the four freedoms, so Britain would still have to accept the free movement of workers. We should definitely not compromise our values there.

Good bye Greece, Spain, Portugal, maybe Italy too, then. And the East Euros as well once they have depleted the EU funds.

What?

[Zanza]

The idea that Britain should be punished over its people voting to leave in a democratic referendum is silly.

If Britain leaves, we should offer them full EEA membership (maybe including fisheries). Of course that would entail the four freedoms, so Britain would still have to accept the free movement of workers. We should definitely not compromise our values there.

Good bye Greece, Spain, Portugal, maybe Italy too, then.

What makes you think they would leave and prefer EEA membership over EU membership?
And Greece of all countries? They accepted troika rule instead of even leaving the Euro, which clearly hurts them.
And Portugal had that deal until 1986 when they joined the EU.

And the East Euros as well once they have depleted the EU funds.

That might be a good idea. If we can get rid of Orban and Kaczynski that way, we should go for it. They can then do their Eastern Europe thing in their countries and we wouldn't have to pretend to care anymore.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

isn't poland on track to becoming a net-payer around 2020?

and with Draghi creating money out of thin air, how can it ever run out...

[Valmy]

The Brits should stay to prevent the EU from taking a more French direction of doing things.
Or just to spite the French.
Which is basically the same thing

Huh. I thought the EU was supposed to be Germany's Evil Empire(tm)?

[celedhring]

The idea that Britain should be punished over its people voting to leave in a democratic referendum is silly.

If Britain leaves, we should offer them full EEA membership (maybe including fisheries). Of course that would entail the four freedoms, so Britain would still have to accept the free movement of workers. We should definitely not compromise our values there.

Good bye Greece, Spain, Portugal, maybe Italy too, then. And the East Euros as well once they have depleted the EU funds.

What?

Yeah, we are net payers to begin with...

[katmai]

Do the Brits really think that all it takes to stop immigration is to leave the EU?

Are Hungarian programmers that bad? Polish plumbersLawyers? That's the only sort of immigrant that'll pass on the UK.

The reason West-European countries have immigrants is not that there's a supranational institution keeping them down. It's that there are prosperous.

From Languish experiences, yes, yes they are.

[Eddie Teach]

Do the Brits really think that all it takes to stop immigration is to leave the EU?

Are Hungarian programmers that bad? Polish plumbersLawyers? Swedish nuclear physicists? Norwegian tech writers? French pharmacists? Spanish screenwriters? German administrators? American researchers? That's the only sort of immigrant that'll pass on the UK.

From Languish experiences, yes, yes they are.

Agree.

[grumbler]

Do the Brits really think that all it takes to stop immigration is to leave the EU?

Are Hungarian programmers that bad? Polish plumbersLawyers? Swedish nuclear physicists? Norwegian tech writers? French pharmacists? Spanish screenwriters? German administrators? American researchers? That's the only sort of immigrant that'll pass on the UK.

From Languish experiences, yes, yes they are.

Agree.

Marti has a habit of being fundamentally wrong on every single issue pertaining to the EU.