Canada and Australia are open and global nations, and control all those things.
How open and global are the Visegrád group of EU member states, by comparison?
I dont see the correlation, sorry. The EU is a collection of member states pooling sovereignty in agreed common interest.
The concept originates from a shared history of war over hundreds of years that typically manifested itself from trade disputes, bankruptcies, arms races etc between nation states.
So a common market, with common rules and laws, a pooling of resources and wealth, can assist in a process of a level playing field amongst all member states.
The UK wants to leave. Which is fine, that is their right to do so.
Its the basis upon which they are leaving is what I think is stupid.
"Take back our controls of our laws", they yell.
One of the first decisions made by the British High Court, ruling that the British Parliament give consent to the notice of Brexit, was labeled as "Enemies of the People!" by prominent Brexiteers The Daily Mail.
This was a British court, imposing British law.
The point being, it doesn't take an EU court to impose decisions that are not agreeable, it happens all the time, in all courts.
The primary issue surrounding court decisions is whether or not there are built on democratic ideals of due process, presumption of innocence, access, etc...all of which EU courts are, as are British courts.
If there is no trade deal between Britain and the EU, EU citizens will pay a heavy heavy price too. Some Irish peoole who should know better are laughing at the mess Britain is in, yet whole sectors of our economy will be at risk in the event of no deal as they are dependent on UK to take our exports.
I agree, hence the stupidity of Brexit. Which sectors of the British economy were at risk before the Brexit referendum? Which sectors are now at risk in the absence of a trade deal?
Who, and why exactly have these risks emerged? It is wholly disingenuous to start pointing the finger at the EU.
Im no lover of the EU, disenchanted somewhat since we had to vote twice in our referendums, but I blame the lack of political backbone here for not standing up for our peoples decisions.
And I dont like the Euro currency. It doesn't work, its one glove fits all is not suitable to all participating economies.
Nevertheless, the concept of a Europe pooling its sovereignty and its resources in common cause of peace, and improving the standards of living of its people outweighs the narrow nationalistic agenda in my view.
Anyone in the EU laughing, sneering or gloating at Britain obviously doesn't give a damn about Irish farmers, Spanish produce growers or French winemakers, to name but a few.
I would disagree. It was Nigel Farage who stood in the European Parliament and said "...you are not laughing now, are you?".
Again, its the self-deprecating psyche of the British nationalist to think that it is them against the rest.
If there is no trade deal, the only ones laughing will be Farage and his travelling donkeys.