CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agoUK 'will sign up to EU single market rules even without deal ' - Reevesinews.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkUK 'will sign up to EU single market rules even without deal ' - Reevesinews.co.ukCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square53linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down25·edit-210 days agoNo one said there were no benefits. What a facile argument. Do better. agriculture policy for example https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-agrees-relax-green-rules-farming-subsidy-reform-2025-11-11/ EU is winning the race to the bottom. Pretty fucking ironic.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-210 days agoAll I know is that your people are the ones asking for a “deal” with nothing in return. 🤷♀️ Edit: lol admittedly I had forgotten at this point how the article phrases it. Point being they’re asking for benefits that they used to have before Brexit.
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 days agoWe should have defaulted to EFTA, the Tories couldn’t accept that so they chose a harder Brexit than necessary. Labour is just negotiating areas we can align on without sacrificing ability to regulate key competitive areas.
minus-squareHonytawk@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoIf the EU is winning the race to the bottom, the UK wouldn’t be so desperate to join. Unless you agree the UK already is at rock bottom.
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·9 days agoThe only politicians desperate to rejoin have no hope of being in power to do so
No one said there were no benefits. What a facile argument. Do better.
agriculture policy for example
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-agrees-relax-green-rules-farming-subsidy-reform-2025-11-11/
EU is winning the race to the bottom. Pretty fucking ironic.
All I know is that your people are the ones asking for a “deal” with nothing in return. 🤷♀️
Edit: lol admittedly I had forgotten at this point how the article phrases it. Point being they’re asking for benefits that they used to have before Brexit.
We should have defaulted to EFTA, the Tories couldn’t accept that so they chose a harder Brexit than necessary.
Labour is just negotiating areas we can align on without sacrificing ability to regulate key competitive areas.
If the EU is winning the race to the bottom, the UK wouldn’t be so desperate to join.
Unless you agree the UK already is at rock bottom.
The only politicians desperate to rejoin have no hope of being in power to do so