Comment on Why doesn't the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union?
Mon0@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There are a number of reasons but the biggest is, they simply can‘t.
There is no rejoining, you would have to apply for membership again. That process takes years even if every member is friendly towards you, which in case of the UK is not the case.
A rejoining is also currently not beneficial for the EU. So they have little incentive to allow it. The drain of firms towards the mainland is just starting and the EU needs that process completed and some time extra time to flourish before they can think about talks about rejoining.
Another problem is the UK itself. While heavily divided, an absolute minority of voters are politically in line with where the EU is currently and where the EU is heading. So rejoining would be a hard sale in the UK.
gazter@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Does the UK still meet the requirements of joining?
Mon0@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Unclear at the moment, there are so many requirements it is hard to keep track especially with the legal situation in the UK.
They basically demolished some mandatory EU laws like equal pay. But then again there is no protection in the UK system and you can just change every single law with a simple majority vote.
Some of the new trade deals could hinder them, since you can not bring all goods into the single market.
The member vote is the real roadblock for the UK, the basic requirements shouldn‘t be a problem with the current legal system of the UK.
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 9 months ago
We’re still one of the top ten world economies, of course we do.
MrBusinessMan@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Ha, no way. You wish. The only thing England is top 10 at is smelling their own farts.
Wodge@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Currently ranked 6th. Your an idiot.