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on Wednesday December 12 2018, @12:37PM
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46509288
"Prime Minister Theresa May has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal so she can go back to Brussels and ask for changes to it.
"As it stands the deal 'would be rejected by a significant margin' if MPs voted on it, she admitted."
The biggest stumbling block appears to be the issue between Ireland and Northern Ireland. In particular, what the borders will look like in terms of what people and goods will need to do or not do in order to cross it.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by rleigh on Wednesday December 12 2018, @10:20PM
I disagree with your arguments about the EU being democratic. Go and research its organisation and power structures. There's a huge democratic deficit. It's the root cause for much of our dissatisfaction.
"Does the UK really want to look more like the US?" Yes. Because we already *are* much more like the US. Unlike most of Europe, we don't have a Civil Law system, we have Common Law. We are in many ways much more closely aligned with the US outlook and ways of doing things than we are with Europe.