Brexit. Why do Brits want Out of the EU?

I think, in the past ( before our government became so corrupt ), the US generally cheered independence ( so happy about our own ), that supporting a country wanting to break away from a larger entity would be the default American position. This definitely explains my own personal feelings. When Georgia and the other Eastern European countries wanted freedom from Russia, I cheered them. I also have a heart for England and Catalonia as they seek increased independence.

You're wasting your time, Walter.

You know exactly what I meant.

I did refer to the break up of the USSR.

I think, in the past ( before our government became so corrupt ), the US generally cheered independence ( so happy about our own ), that supporting a country wanting to break away from a larger entity would be the default American position.

The UK is still shut out of a key EU-wide crime-fighting measure, almost three years after Theresa May announced it would join – sparking warnings over her hopes for a rapid security deal to protect the public after Brexit.

Ministers vowed to start the fast-track exchange of vital fingerprint, DNA and vehicle registration data by 2017, but talks with the EU are still deadlocked, The Independent has learned.

The failure to secure participation in the Prüm Convention – which the government opted to join in way back in November 2015 – comes despite the prime minister warning lives are “put at risk” without it.

The long delay also casts huge doubt on Ms May’s hopes of signing a comprehensive security deal in time for Brexit, given that would be a far more complex task.
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And Layla Moran, a supporter of the anti-Brexit Best for Britain group, said: “If the government cannot even deliver on a simple thing like Prüm, which is in our interest, how can the prime minister deliver a security deal? [Emphasises by me]

The Home Office is failing to keep track of how many customs officers it has despite warnings of chaos at Britain’s ports and airports in the event of a looming “no deal” Brexit.

Officials admitted to The Independent that they were unable to provide a count of the number of border officials employed for customs checks and they were unsure of whether the number had increased or decreased in recent years.

Across the Channel the Dutch government has confirmed it is hiring 930 extra customs officials for the port of Rotterdam and Schiphol airport, major hubs that do a lot of trade with the UK, with the aim of avoiding backlogs.

But the British government appears less prepared for its own departure from the EU, with no signs of a similar plan having yet surfaced.
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The department said it did “not hold data on the numbers of staff who are currently detailed to perform customs roles” and that it would be too expensive to work out the number of officers, as doing so would require a “manual extensive check” of records at various fragmented facilities scattered across the UK.
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A spokesperson for the Home Office said: “We have established that the Home Office does not hold the information which you have requested. We do not hold data on the numbers of staff who are currently detailed to perform customs roles exclusively.

The UK could refuse to pay its £39 billion divorce bill to Brussels if it does not get a trade deal, the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, has signalled.

Raab said there had to be “conditionality” under the Article 50 withdrawal mechanism between settling Britain’s exit payment and creating a new relationship with the EU.

Meanwhile, he indicated he was still trying to persuade all members of the cabinet that Theresa May’s Chequers agreement was “the best plan to get the best deal”. The former Brexit secretary David Davis has urged the prime minister to “reset” her negotiating strategy.

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A difference to me is that the countries in the EU had formed separately, agreed to join a larger entity, did so, and then changed their minds.