Associate EU membership on offer for every Brit

[blackeye]

Interesting idea actually.

It won't get any further than an article in the news, but if it did I would happily pay to remain a part of the EU. I would imagine many employers in London would add this it as a perk for employees.

If fact most under 35s would jump at the change to remain. It's only you old codgers that still believe the EU hasn't been beneficial

[vetran]

Interesting idea actually.

It won't get any further than an article in the news, but if it did I would happily pay to remain a part of the EU. I would imagine many employers in London would add this it as a perk for employees.

If fact most under 35s would jump at the change to remain. It's only you old codgers that still believe the EU hasn't been beneficial

If I had enhanced access to the EU for say £1K a year I would be stupid not to pay especially if I got the tax back I used to pay towards it. Its all the other stuff we don't want, I love Europe I just don't want to be beholden to it.

[Paddy]

If I had enhanced access to the EU for say £1K a year I would be stupid not to pay especially if I got the tax back I used to pay towards it. Its all the other stuff we don't want, I love Europe I just don't want to be beholden to it.

In what way?

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If I had enhanced access to the EU for say £1K a year I would be stupid not to pay especially if I got the tax back I used to pay towards it. Its all the other stuff we don't want, I love Europe I just don't want to be beholden to it.

You're unlikely to get it if the UK does not offer a similar deal to the EU nationals living in the UK. So far the EU speaks with the same voice. Mrs May has tried to put a wedge into the wall by inviting Polish PM for consultations, but she has achieved nothing. What she does not realise is that the old Europe is (for now) not interested in sacrificing Eastern Europe in order to save good relations with the UK. Mainly because the results of the EU referendum threaten every EU national alike, no matter which member state they come from. That's millions of people who have made the UK their home. The Brexiters have sacrificed the sense of everyday security of those people in order to win the votes of those who will not benefit from Brexit at all. Unless they will all get jobs with the Home Office issuing Certificates of Registration to several millions of EU nationals living in the UK. But I doubt it somehow.

[SueEllen]

You're unlikely to get it if the UK does not offer a similar deal to the EU nationals living in the UK. So far the EU speaks with the same voice. Mrs May has tried to put a wedge into the wall by inviting Polish PM for consultations, but she has achieved nothing. What she does not realise is that the old Europe is (for now) not interested in sacrificing Eastern Europe in order to save good relations with the UK. Mainly because the results of the EU referendum threaten every EU national alike, no matter which member state they come from. That's millions of people who have made the UK their home. The Brexiters have sacrificed the sense of everyday security of those people in order to win the votes of those who will not benefit from Brexit at all. Unless they will all get jobs with the Home Office issuing Certificates of Registration to several millions of EU nationals living in the UK. But I doubt it somehow.

Elitist!

[Platypus]

...for a small fee.

The irksome thing about this is that several 'remaniacs' I know who were threatening to leave the UK for the Utopia known as Europe will now stay here. I was looking forward to bidding them good riddance

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Elitist!

How so?

[SueEllen]

How so?

I'm just being rude for the sake of it.

Anyone who can see the advantages of the UK and individual UK citizens being in the EU or having close ties with it are apparently the elite. This includes those in unions who worked with other unions across Europe to ensure EU directives on equality and workers rights.

[squarepeg]

I'm just being rude for the sake of it.

Anyone who can see the advantages of the UK and individual UK citizens being in the EU or having close ties with it are apparently the elite. This includes those in unions who worked with other unions across Europe to ensure EU directives on equality and workers rights.

I see. In that case, I can live with being called an elitist. I've been called worse ;-)