It was hardly a thumping majority was it with leave getting a million more extra votes than remain. I would imagine them numpties up in the North East who swayed the vote and fell for the bus headlines, who now have the car industries packing up and going elsewhere in Europe would think again.
Can anyone actually give me a benefit of leaving the EU on the off chance I might vote leave if we get another chance at voting? Also please explain to us all my you were hoodwinked by someone who doesn’t believe in Brexit but thought doing it might look good for his cv and didn’t want to win the referendum anyway?
Oh there are several. Removal of freedom of movement, removal of restrictions on state aid for failing businesses, the saving that will come from not contributing to the EU’s budget, departure from the common fisheries policy.
The problem with that is that these benefits, both individually and collectively, are dwarfed by the benefits of remaining. Removing freedom of movement from EU citizens removes our freedom of movement within the EU 27, and does not mean that net migration will fall - we simply will admit more necessary workers from non EU countries. Quite apart from the point that we could have implemented greater controls on immigration within the EU in any event. Likewise, there are ways in which state aid for failing businesses can be provided (where there is the political will to do so) that we have not deployed. If we leave, we can catch all the fish we want, though given we sell most of our catch to the EU27 there will be little point in catching it if it spoils in transit to Europe because of delays at the border.
Fundamentally, however, frictionless trade with the EU27 adds significantly to our GDP. The benefits we would gain on leaving are in reality the price we pay for the UK’s GDP being substantially greater than it otherwise would be. There is an overwhelming case in economic terms for remaining within the single market, whether or not we remain a member of the EU28. Like everything else, it calls for an assessment of benefits and drawbacks, and in economic terms the benefits of membership vastly outweigh the drawbacks.
Oh, and don’t believe anybody who blathers on about regaining sovereignty. They are spouting shite about things they don’t understand.