Brexit. Why do Brits want Out of the EU?

Speaking at a Brussels summit dinner on Thursday, Ms May outlined five principles, including that no EU citizen resident in Britain at a specific cut-off date would be deported.

She promised to provide further details next week, but also said those EU citizens who had lived in Britain for at least five years would be guaranteed the right to stay for as long as they want.

She said that anyone who had been in the UK for less than five years would be allowed to stay until they reach the five-year threshold for "settled status" and that there would be no "cliff edge" scenarios.

'This offer could have been made loudly and clearly nearly a year ago,' Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said

Leading Brexiteer Gisela Stuart has described the EU referendum an “abuse of democratic process” and said she would rather it had never been called.

The former Labour MP and co-chair of Vote Leave said voters were faced with a “vacuous” choice last June and the handling of the fallout from the poll was “not good democracy”.

She added that she stood by her support for Britain quitting the bloc, but said there was no accountability on either side of the argument once the result had been announced and the campaign groups had disbanded.
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“At that moment, we would have had clear questions,” she said, “so it wasn’t a question of one side or the other coming at each other with threats.

“You would have had a clear body. This is the text – this is what happens now – you can have this or you can have that.

“But Cameron just threw this vacuous question into the air.”

She added: “I think it was the right decision [to leave]. But given what I was asked [Yes or No to the EU] – there was no way I could endorse this.

“Was I signing up for my membership form for UKIP? No. But essentially what he did – he kind of forced a question – to which I could not say Yes.”

Theresa May was the sole cabinet minister to block a unilateral offer to EU citizens that they could remain in Britain in the days following the referendum, according to an editorial in the London Evening Standard.

The paper, edited by former chancellor George Osborne, reports that David Cameron had prepared an offer to give EU citizens certainty in the days following the referendum result last June.

Cameron had already resigned and a leadership contest was under way in the Conservative party, but May and Osborne were still in post as chancellor and home secretary.

“Last June, in the days immediately after the referendum, David Cameron wanted to reassure EU citizens they would be allowed to stay,” the paper said. “All his cabinet agreed with that unilateral offer, except his home secretary, Mrs May, who insisted on blocking it.”

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Mr Tusk’s criticism comes after EU citizens in the UK protested that Ms May’s so-called “generous” offer – outlined last night - will leave them with fewer rights than firms trading across borders. ... ... ...

Ms May refused to reveal the cut-off date after which new arrivals will no longer be guaranteed the status, leaving many people uncertain of their UK residency.

And, crucially, she has vowed to fight the EU’s demand that future rights must be guaranteed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) – a certain flashpoint over the months to come.

The 3million group, which represents EU citizens in the UK, described the offer as “neither fair or really serious”. “We really fear the loss of access to the ECJ,” said Anne-Laure Donskoy, a founding member.

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Donald Trump state visit to Britain put on hold.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/11/donald-trump-state-visit-to-britain-put-on-hold

I think the issue of "best country to live in" is myopic in its derivation. Small country vs large country. Countries with little or small numbers of cultures and races.
I prefer the ranking of "richest countries in the world." If California were a country, it would be the 6th richest country in the world, and we have many cultures and races that live here.
The climate is moderate, but the cost of living increases every year, especially the cost of housing. The price index for most consumer goods are higher here.
The average cost of a home in Silicon Valley is now over $1 million and climbing. There was an article in the San Jose Mercury News recently about how a couple in the professions have difficulty buying a home here. Many travel over 50 miles to work here, because this is the heart of the tech industry.
Google is planning to build a huge campus in San Jose.

I certainly prefer a country where there is equality for all its citizens and people can afford to have a home, without being ruined.

I certainly prefer a country where there is equality for all its citizens and people can afford to have a home, without being ruined.

It promotes innovation and wealth for anyone who studies, creates and/or works hard

I, for one, will never again vote for a republican in any election.
I'm an Independent.