I don't think the US is very well placed to give that particular lecture. Nor are the EU, given how many of their members ignore their own treaties when they feel like it. (View Post)

But if the EU had been more flexible in its interpretation of the Single Market, particularly with regard to Freedom of Movement, we wouldn't have left in the first place, and they'd still … (View Post)

I don't think either way is a bed of roses. Still at least they're not blowing each other or us up unlike our real curse for so many years. (View Post)

I'm not sure such a narrow vote would have enough legitimacy to end a 300-year union. We've all seen how bitterly contested the 2016 vote was, despite a margin 20 times that size. I can ima… (View Post)

They probably wouldn't do it explicitly permanently: it would be waiting to beat a variant, then waiting to vaccinate kids, then another variant must come along so we need boosters then another … (View Post)