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Denzil_DC

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5. Here's a little bit of weekend research for you.

Sun May 19, 2019, 08:38 AM

May 2019

Try finding out how often the UK has gotten its own way when any EU legislation has been drafted.

The answer, judging by what you've written, may well surprise you.

If people aren't happy with that state of affairs, it's partly because the EU has been a handy scapegoat for UK governmental shortcomings over the years (so, yes, lawmakers have lied to the public, but maybe not in the way you meant), and partly because they don't bloody turn out and vote when we have EU elections.

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Brexit Party candidate says that leaving the EU will have an effect on the economy for '30 years' [View all] Soph0571 May 2019 OP

"Effects" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Denzil_DC May 2019 #1

"sovereignty" basically means "cutting down EU immigration" muriel_volestrangler May 2019 #2

There is some truth in that, but you can't label all Leave supporters Doodley May 2019 #3

People did vote for it. muriel_volestrangler May 2019 #4

We voted for the Common Market, which was basically a trading agreement among wealthy nations and ha Doodley May 2019 #6

You started your post with a myth and ended in a rant about the EU being "corrupt to the very core". Denzil_DC May 2019 #7

Here's a little bit of weekend research for you. Denzil_DC May 2019 #5