That is the subtext though. You want the EU to override decisions

made by our government - when you don't like them.

I wonder how you'd feel if member countries voted for right wing nationalist governments which imposed stuff you didn't like?

Posted By: dennis moore on June 24th 2016 at 15:41:15

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it appears that most of you hate the government, & would rather be (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jun 24, 15:21:33
- sorry that is scaremongering after the fact (General Chat) - IG88, Jun 24, 19:32:40
- but we aren't 'ruled by the EU'. Never have been. (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 24, 15:28:56
  - And yet Merkel in todays speech, talks of the 'unification process' (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 15:45:31
  - That is the subtext though. You want the EU to override decisions (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jun 24, 15:41:15
    - Isn't that what the entirely unelected House of Lords does? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 24, 16:41:42
    - Let's see how the post brexit worker rights evolve without any EU protection (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:54:02
      - I don't buy this line of thought, we had good rights before the EU (n/m) (General Chat) - trianglepatch, Jun 24, 15:56:50
        
        so why did we need the EU ones? WTR, TUPE, parental leave etc? (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 24, 16:15:11
        
        Tory govts always dilute workers rights, labour govts don't (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:59:13
        
        They would have to repeal them and if we don't like it we will vote them out and (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 24, 16:40:39
        
        Hope so (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 17:28:57
    - I don't want that at all (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 24, 15:49:53
      - Exactly, and partly why it came about post Hitler! (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:54:37
      - Actually wasn't it about 60% of Laws created in the UK (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 15:53:43
    - We're about to find out. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jun 24, 15:43:04
- A German government minister was on R4 World at One today. Very arrogant, and it was clear (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 24, 15:28:55
  - Do you think we have more influence out of the EU then? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:55:24
- Why can't we have both, a co-operative? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:23:05

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