I supported Brexit and still do, but not for any of the silly reasons mentioned. I was fine being in the EEC when it was still an international organization (like NATO) but I am not fine with the creeping movement of the EU towards becoming a true union of nations. Under Maastricht the UK lost its sovereignty. EU laws, passed by unelected officials were rubber-stamped by the UK parliament, while elected members of the EU parliament blathered on with no real authority for anything. The big danger for me was that as long as the UK had its own currency it could still escape, albeit not easily. Greece (which has experienced no economic growth for two decades) was not so fortunate. Brexit opens up the possibility of opening up the UK to the rest of the world (all of which is growing faster than the EU). Certainly, the examples of Norway, Switzerland and Iceland - all of which are richer by far than most EU countries) makes such an outcome theoretically possible, though whether Britain joins them depends on what Britain does with its independence. I support cooperating with our friends and allies in the EU and NATO as much as is feasible, without sacrificing our sovereignty. I don't know why this position is so vilified, since that is the default for most countries in the world and for all countries of the EU until recently.
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I supported Brexit and still do, but not for any of the silly reasons mentioned. I was fine being in the EEC when it was still an international organization (like NATO) but I am not fine with the creeping movement of the EU towards becoming a true union of nations. Under Maastricht the UK lost its sovereignty. EU laws, passed by unelected officials were rubber-stamped by the UK parliament, while elected members of the EU parliament blathered on with no real authority for anything. The big danger for me was that as long as the UK had its own currency it could still escape, albeit not easily. Greece (which has experienced no economic growth for two decades) was not so fortunate. Brexit opens up the possibility of opening up the UK to the rest of the world (all of which is growing faster than the EU). Certainly, the examples of Norway, Switzerland and Iceland - all of which are richer by far than most EU countries) makes such an outcome theoretically possible, though whether Britain joins them depends on what Britain does with its independence.
I support cooperating with our friends and allies in the EU and NATO as much as is feasible, without sacrificing our sovereignty. I don't know why this position is so vilified, since that is the default for most countries in the world and for all countries of the EU until recently.