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[โ€“] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Only if the UK wanted to fully rejoin the EU. Countries can join the European Economic Area without joining the EU, like Norway and Iceland did for example - the downside being they are bound by rules they don't have a right to vote on, even if in practice the EU always consults them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

They EFTA countries already stated they don't want the UK in there because it is too large and would basically ruin any influence the smaller nations have.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't that how the Brits felt about the situation from the start? That they had no say in their own laws. Seems perfect for them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's what the papers peddled, yeah

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I didn't mean what people actually felt.