| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | |
| Posted by: | Andy Jones | |
| Date/Time: | 19/09/17 08:38:00 |
| The belief in the fantasy of the EU 'superstate' and indifference to the economic impact of Brexit are clearly widespread among people who are not working and are not directly dependent on those that do. My work does not involve me in day to day contact with the EU but over the course of a few decades I have become familiar enough with its true nature. It is a small part of the bureaucracy of doing business. For the areas of regulation that it covers the rules are usually relatively benign. Like any bureaucracy it can provide irritation but it is certainly no worse than our domestic civil service in the paperwork it demands. As far as I am aware there is no great controversy about any of the regulations. The only EU laws that I consistently hear people complaining about are the ones covering workplace entitlements - these come from senior management and there would be hell to pay if they were removed from the staff that benefit from them. In any case the present government has committed to retaining them. The concept of an EU superstate is clearly ridiculous to anyone with direct experience of how the EU actually operates. I can understand how if you read the Mail, the Sun or Express and have no practical involvement in the world of work you could come to believe in its existence. However, surely you have been given a major clue that it is really a fantasy by the fact that the government is proposing to adopt wholesale EU law in what it wanted to call the 'Great Repeal Act'. Parliament barred it from using that name because it wasn't actually appealing anything. The government is currently proposing to change a tiny fraction of the EU laws that it inherits and even with those there is no consensus. The reality is that these are laws that we had a significant hand in framing and agreed to implement because it was in our best interest - not something imposed on us by an outside power. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Brexit | 28/08/17 16:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Brexit | 28/08/17 17:13:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 02:27:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 10:21:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 10:52:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:11:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:35:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:43:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 18:55:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 08:23:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 09:40:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 19:06:00 | Libby Kemp |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 22:44:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 10:55:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 12:20:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 12:37:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 15:58:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 22:30:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 10:49:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:37:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 15:06:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 20:01:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:44:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 11:11:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 14:40:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 16:30:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 20:54:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:28:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 16:00:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:57:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/09/17 09:09:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 06:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 09/09/17 17:34:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 07:35:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 08:33:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 14:33:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 06:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/09/17 05:30:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/09/17 12:36:00 | Peter Chadburn |
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| Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:58:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 08:25:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 15:05:00 | Brian Conneller |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 16:04:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/09/17 16:02:00 | Brian Conneller |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/09/17 18:13:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/09/17 08:18:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/09/17 10:03:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 12/09/17 08:36:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 08:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 09:30:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 10:54:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 11:28:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 13:33:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 13:56:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 14:53:00 | Penelope Crocker |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 15:05:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 17:28:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 09:54:00 | Brian Davis |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 11:38:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 14:49:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 15/09/17 18:26:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 07:38:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 09:34:00 | Keith Iddon |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
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| Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 09:28:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 09:50:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 10:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 11:08:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 13:09:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 13:58:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 16:07:00 | Paul Corcoran |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 19/09/17 08:38:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:The debate in four views | 20/09/17 10:02:00 | Lee Page |
| Re:Re:The debate in four views | 20/09/17 15:51:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 20/09/17 16:27:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 20/09/17 16:48:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 21/09/17 10:21:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/01/18 12:14:00 | Peter Chadburn |
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| Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 15/10/17 22:42:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 07:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 09:27:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 17:39:00 | Philippa Bond |
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| Re:Re:Brexit | 19/10/17 21:24:00 | Susan Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 20/10/17 20:25:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 21/10/17 09:48:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 08:50:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 09:46:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 15:44:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 12:29:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 15:00:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 16:04:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/11/17 11:00:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/11/17 12:25:00 | Penelope Crocker |
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| Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 08:10:00 | Keith Iddon |
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| Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 16:48:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 09:41:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 09:56:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 17:37:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 09/12/17 05:05:00 | Graham Weeks |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 12/12/17 05:22:00 | Graham Weeks |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 29/12/17 15:23:00 | Penelope Crocker |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 15:05:00 | Peter Chadburn |
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