MAJOR: BREXIT IS A MISTAKE
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𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘, 𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥
Compare what former Prime Minister, Sir John Major, said about Brexit, with what the current Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and likely next month’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said in the Sky TV leaders’ debate last night (Wednesday).
Well, Sunak and Starmer said nothing about Brexit. That’s right, nothing.
But Sir John has a lot to say about Brexit. He thinks it’s a “colossal mistake”.
We should be back in the EU to keep Britain safe, Sir John told a Parliamentary committee in February last year.
“There are three great power blocs in the world today,” he said. “The United Kingdom is not one of them.”
He spelt it out. “There’s America, there’s China, and there’s the European Union.”
Sir John continued, “Europe is going to face immense competition from both America and China.
“It may face military and security problems with China.
“Is Europe better able to represent its people with the United Kingdom inside the European Union, making it stronger, or outside making it weaker?”
The former Prime Minister’s answer was clear. “I think not just us, but the whole of Europe is stronger with Britain in it.
“And when I look at the interests of my children and grandchildren, I think their future is brighter if they are part of a really big bloc who could work with us if we were in difficulty.”
He added:
“In a challenging economic world, and potentially difficult political world, how much safer we are in a large bloc than alone, and how much more secure we would be, in times of difficulty, with friends we can hug closely rather than people who may be less willing to come to the aid in difficulties of a country that stands entirely alone.”
Sir John concluded:
“Those are matters that are important for this generation and future generations, and I don’t think they were given the weight they deserved in the referendum.”
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𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘, 𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥
Compare what former Prime Minister, Sir John Major, said about Brexit, with what the current Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and likely next month’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said in the Sky TV leaders’ debate last night (Wednesday).
Well, Sunak and Starmer said nothing about Brexit. That’s right, nothing.
But Sir John has a lot to say about Brexit. He thinks it’s a “colossal mistake”.
We should be back in the EU to keep Britain safe, Sir John told a Parliamentary committee in February last year.
“There are three great power blocs in the world today,” he said. “The United Kingdom is not one of them.”
He spelt it out. “There’s America, there’s China, and there’s the European Union.”
Sir John continued, “Europe is going to face immense competition from both America and China.
“It may face military and security problems with China.
“Is Europe better able to represent its people with the United Kingdom inside the European Union, making it stronger, or outside making it weaker?”
The former Prime Minister’s answer was clear. “I think not just us, but the whole of Europe is stronger with Britain in it.
“And when I look at the interests of my children and grandchildren, I think their future is brighter if they are part of a really big bloc who could work with us if we were in difficulty.”
He added:
“In a challenging economic world, and potentially difficult political world, how much safer we are in a large bloc than alone, and how much more secure we would be, in times of difficulty, with friends we can hug closely rather than people who may be less willing to come to the aid in difficulties of a country that stands entirely alone.”
Sir John concluded:
“Those are matters that are important for this generation and future generations, and I don’t think they were given the weight they deserved in the referendum.”
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If you still haven't worked that one out, you are delusional.
@@roboldx9171 Who is delusional? Hardly the way to win hearts and minds by calling anyone delusional.
@@JonDanzig Why has my comment been removed? Weird. I am pro-EU. Brexit was a colossal mistake for the British people, implemented by deluded people whose heads are stuck in a British colonial past. I know not of another nation inside Europe to successfully sanction itself.
Very true. We used to have an empire and in WWI and WWII we relied on our empire to support us because we were all part of a group, the British Empire. Without the empire and links this country would be speaking a very different language. That empire dissolved but in a nutshell, without having LINKS (like the British Empire or the European Union) we stand alone and have not enough muscle to compete with the likes of China or Russia. BREXIT has made us completely isolated and vulnerable. I'm totally fed up with having idiots running our country (I'm talking Labour too, who did NOTHING and say NOTHING about BREXIT)
@@desmcc01 Nothing yet.
John Major was not an Etonian fool but a man with understanding of the people . A calm man that says it how it is .Compare him to the last PM's ..Most unelected by the people
I disagreed with many of his policies but, yes, I think he was a better PM than those we’ve had since 2010. I think he will be on the right side of history, whereas history will (justifiably in my view) be less kind to those who have occupied Number 10 since 2010.
John Major's unelected take over of the Conservative Party after being part of a plot to unseat Thatcher.
So unelected by the people as well.
John Major never seems to age.
So was privatising water but he voted for it.
I'm not a Tory voter but I have always found John Major a sympathetic man who did not come out with all this standard Tory rubbish, probably because he was not educated an Etonian? More down to earth and practical. Well said Sir John!!!
He certainly didn't maintain standard nonsense when he said I do not think Chamberlain was as naive about Hitler as some people now claim.
Sense indeed.
I’m not a conservative but John Major is a sensible man.
well said that man
If we ever "rejoin", it won't be with "the rebate" or any "exemptions" we had before 2020! But, it'll probably cost less per capita than the TV License!!!! 😮
People solely thinking about money are not welcome in the EU!
And even if it costs more, who cares.
Brits are way too focused on "contribution" and money gains. It just shows short termism and a lack of understanding of what the EU is.
@@ab-ym3bf Was there anything beside of money?
(and power on the "global stage"/"geopolitics"/you name it)
We have to face the fact Brits don't understand what your post is talking about ... .
@@peterebel7899 A faith most of my posts suffer from. But you know that feeling well.
@@ab-ym3bf Sadly: yes.
4% loss of GDP. That economic loss is scary, but it doesn't even reflect the societal, health and life prospect losses that may perpetuate for generations, or forever(?)
You have to invest in military, you have to invest in sovereignty ....
@@peterebel7899nah, they need to invest in education and health care. Wisely.
@@ab-ym3bf Come on, that's not prioritizing the flow of money according to British pride ...
@@peterebel7899 😁
@@peterebel7899 The UK wastes its military and defenses spending on the American-controlled Trident program.
I completely agree … we should never have left. We should be in there influencing , steering , supporting and knowing team work can be frustrating but the right thing to do.
Misguided to think we had that much influence, it was a German and French show
Most people in the uk get pissed and angry daily! The problem is the state is too heavily relied on. We are not a functioning state….we live on the past which most countries will want to move away from. The world has moved on big time but the UK is stuck!
What a strange person you are.
If nothing else John Major is an excellent intelligent speaker,we need more of his calibre in politics
Micheal foot was excellent. Major is 2nd rate but the British public are the best unfortunately lied to most of the time!
@@indibhart5731that would make sunac, Johnson and mogg 5th rate then
Major the clown 😅😅
When will the Britons finally understand that the EU is more, much more than just trade and freedom of movement? We would love to have you back but not before you thoroughly understand and SUPPORT what the EU is all about.
I think it is the fundamental principles of the EU over and above trade and freedom of movement that are partly why so many in the UK were against us belonging to the ‘club’. ‘Ever closer union’ was a step too far for many. I’m not sure that has fundamentally changed since, although most now consider Brexit to have been a colossal mistake.
We understand what the EU is all about... its about more, much more beaurocracy and 'political union' ovverriding the sovereignity of individial nations and 'ever closer' political union - which we dont want!
@@andrewh2u England continues to override the sovereignty of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Those countries have no true freedom, no right to self-determination, their resources and assets are under constant stripping for the benefit of a hostile neighbour. If the people of the Celtic Nations were any colour other than white there'd be an uproar. Sovereignty, freedom, human rights, democracy. Only for the English, who are no better than China or Russia. Bombs and jets are the visible differences.
We do understand it is so much more, which is the whole reason why we left!
@@andrewh2ugreat then stay out,I’m not sure anyone wants you back,you can’t be trusted,your word means nothing,your country is in turmoil,bankrupt,schools falling down,constant strikes,rivers,lakes,sea,polluted,prisons over populated,not enough police,national health service decimated,I could go on and on,and you have no money to fix any of this,meanwhile,small,medium business closing daily over tarifs and restrictions,fishing destroyed………but you seem happy with your lot,so good luck to you with brexit
John Major has been consistently warning the country against Brexit, even before the referendum, as shown in this video: ruclips.net/video/S1srVjemAnw/видео.html
Him AND Tony Blair. Both rational with a high level of experience of leading international politics and both ignored because of the propaganda gimmicks fed to the nation by Boris and Farage
Common sense, but not common with Mail, Express and Sun readers.
He's deeply frustrated by the dishonesty of the Brexiteer position, and he dare not say it, but he's dismayed by the poor analytical skills of the man on the Clapham omnibus. That man remains Farage-fodder.
Well you remainers I can't understand why anyone would want to be controlled by Brussels and pay for the privilege . When we have 650 self serving freeloaders of our own . Honestly the stupidity of some people ........
And of course "Project Fear" was 100% honesty ? . . When will the penny drop with you ?
@@vonryansexpress " Project Fear " never registered with me. I'm not British, I'm in the EU.
But any observer of how things have actually turned out, and who looks at what Major and Heseltine were saying before 2016, would have to concede they were prescient, or else embrace the " we never got the real Brexit " position.
The real Brexit, was the one the EU was willing to agree, if it was to be accompanied by the TCA that it was also willing to agree.
Thems the reality of things.
@@genghisthegreat2034 Heseltine is clearly unbalanced and bitter, I'm not sure I would look to him for objective analysis . . .
Major may have been "Prescient" but only in areas where anyone could see the potential negatives so earns no credit there . . .
Majors main contribution was falsehood, exaggeration, fear mongering and relentless negativity all delivered with a martinesque condescension that was very difficult to listen too . . .
But like so many who comment on Brexit your vagueness cannot conceal your lack of understanding - you clearly demonstrate this by referring to Brexit as "Turned Out" . . . It hasn't "Turned Out" . . It is a long term project . . . The EU itself has not "Turned Out" either, it is still evolving and developing . . .
One thing is clear however and that is that the UK is now an Independant, self Governing Nation State Democracy in its own right once more and that is of huge value . . .
Sadly however, we have a Labour Government on the way which means that status may not last long at all . . .
@@vonryansexpress You find Heseltine bitter, so no need to address his fundamental point that the EU is a peace project. Major , on the other hand, you find uninteresting, because he points out what you take as obvious to anyone. The irony of that is entirely lost on you; perhaps listen to his obvious points again?
You find me vague, so let me bore you with the specifics. Since 1973, until 2021, the British Parliament has initiated no original legislation in the areas I list below, none. It has merely transposed the relevant EU Directive into UK law
Water Treatment
Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment
Waste management
Public Procurement of Works, Goods, Services
Data Protection
Transportation Safety
Water Framework issues
Nitrogen & Phosphorous application standards
Flood Protection
Birds and Habitats Protection
Migratory Fish and Shellfish Protection
Product Liability
I could go on, but how has the UK been doing, even on the first four, since discovering world-beating greatness ?
A man who knows what he is talking about......which is not always the case for the tories.
Calm and clear waters.
It's the 74% of People that want to Re-Join this year not in 10 years, How poor do they want us to get. Scotland will be part of the EU.
Don’t forget to undo the bonfires of EUROPEAN Union rules and regulations before applying to join. Also acceptance of new rules and regulations passed in your absence
@@dantownsend4246 Yeah, it`s better not to have a seat at the table & be rule takers rather than rule makers, which we truly were. Name one benefit of leaving the EU, remember John Major said there was a lot about the EU that he didn`t like, & he mentioned giving up sovereignty to NATO & other organisations. Just admit when you`re wrong, when you`re wrong because you are living in your echo chamber of GBnews & Talk tv et al` just listen to the other sides arguments. If you don`t & you stick to your guns no matter what then, you`re a fool. I`m not calling you a fool, I`m saying if you don`t listen to the other sides arguments, that`s a very foolish way to tackle a problem.
I hope your right, I truly do.
Scotland's SNP are going to do to Scotland what Angela Merkel done to Germany. Be careful what you wish for.
Sometimes I can't understand people's stupidity.....
It was only a mistake for those people that wanted to live in Europe.
Or holiday there!
SOMEONE COMMENTED: “Jon Maybe Brexit was worth a try. In the end, just a learning curve. However, I wonder how such a proud nation can initiate a turnaround. Where could it start?”
MY REPLY: Brexit was never worth a try. You could try jumping off a cliff, just to see how you fare, but I would not recommend it.
The road back to the EU, if it ever happens, will be long and painful. It starts with knowledge. Millions across the country have little idea why the EU was started, what it does, and why it benefits most countries of Europe. We need a massive high profile national awareness campaign, but unfortunately one has not been launched, either before or after the referendum.
Knowledge is the best defence, and attack, against the nonsense of Brexit. And, over time, experience of living with Brexit will inform the public at large that leaving the EU was an enormous gamble and mistake, which has not, and cannot, pay off.
If you haven't already seen it, my video below goes into more detail.
whyeu.jondanzig.com
A sensible comment.
You have to add the needs of
- a premium public education system implementing the knowledge into future British generations. Those voting today are a lost case.
- an independent and diverse press and media system providing news an a variety of opinions, all bound to guidelines by legislation and to be enforced if needed. This is essential to stand beside the administration, legislation and justice.
- implementing a decent constitution based on human rights ans international law, ensuring right of law and shared powers, written and published to every citizen.
- introducing subsidiarity which is totally absent in England even not affording an own Parliament ....
The more early you start, the more early Britain will be ready to rejoin. With the recently shown speed this will not happen in this century. So: Hurry up!
I can only agree with the reply.
An excellent comment. If the UK should ever rejting the EU, it should be because Brits understand the EU and want to be a part of it
Not because they are in a schtum and are looking for any way out.
@@branko4033 - This John maybe Brexit never respected the will of the European people when UK was in the EU.
- This John maybe Brexit never respected the will of the British people when UK left the EU.
Wehe it comes to Europe: Brits are simply disrespectful.
But they respect the dynamics of the Pacific region as their own.
Major misses a sailent point here. We do not stand alone, we stand where the USA tells us. Thats why all the 'Sovereignty' arguments fall to dust. We didn't leave the EU and reclaim our country, we left the EU to become the 51st state😂 We have less control now over our country than before brexit🤣🤣 This idea of our tiny island nation standing alone is for the birds.
Well I do know one thing about our political parties apart from the SNP, ignore it to their peril.
How come the Brits doesn't understand this easy logic? And now they're going wild for Farage, another clown in the comedy of errors that we call British politics🙄
Are they though?
We will only know after July 4th, but given the bias of UK press it could well be that Reform/Ukip is being hyped and their "big support" will in the end not vote for them at all.
I think ‘going wild for ‘St Nigel of Farage’ might be a little over the top. Most I speak to can’t stand the ghastly man. He has appeal only to a certain type of Brit.
@@buzzukfiftythree That is very true, although Clacton does seem to have a far higher percentage of that certain type of Brit than the national average. It is critical that those in Clacton who don't want him winning to unite behind his strongest opponent and not split their vote.
Farage appeals to the greedy and selfish among us. People who think that you can only be British if your skin is white. That being "not like me" makes someone a burden on society.
People who think that socialised health care is wrong because they're contributing towards someone else's well-being, too stupid to understand that everyone else is contributing to _theirs_ .
People who think that a penny in the pound less income tax is going to make them rich, when in fact it will only force the government to tax something else, and probably at a higher rate, so overall a net loss to them.
It's the politics of hatred. I wonder where we've seen that before ?
@@Kevin-mx1vi "I wonder where we have seen that before".
2016 brexit referendum
2019 UK parliament elections.
Vote RejoinEU Party where you can, then.
Where can I find info on such ?..
Unfortunately a small party like Rejoin is not going to get the UK back into the EU. The best that groups can do is work together to raise awareness about the benefits of EU membership to try and change the pro-Brexit policies of the main parties, especially Labour. Does Rejoin Party have an awareness campaign? It seems very low key.
They will not be haveing us back anytime soon.
@@roboldx9171I agree that Breturn will take a long time: first, in order for UK to accept the preconditions for membership (which no longer include any of the privileges UK had carved out for itself); and then, to convince *all* member states that a Breturn would be in *their* best interest (I would expect significant pressure from Ireland, France, Spain). Overall my estimate is in the late 2060s.
@@paologat late 2060's IF you start convergence now. Which I don't think you will. I don't think the UK will ever be back in the EU. In fact, I think the UK will dissolve before that. An independent Scotland may have a chance to rejoin the EU if they so wish... Northern Ireland can again become part of the EU overnight if they choose to unite the isle. As for England... I'm sorry to say, it has become somewhat of a "persona non grata" on the Continent. They are viewed as petulant, arrogant, self-centered, short-sighted, dimwitted buffoons with a thoroughly unjustified and rather quite pathetic sense of exceptionalism. No sane person would welcome back into the club a former member that has those characteristics. And Wales... well, Wales just proved that they're England's pet dog, so they're not worthy of anything. Better just be annexed into England and end their misery altogether. So no, I don't think you'll be joining any time soon. Not with the current path of things. We simply don't want you back. Unless something earth-shattering happens (like a World War or something like that) I don't see a way for England to creep itself back into the EU. Good bye and, quite frankly, good riddance.
Notice also "Posen Discusses the Damage of Brexit to the British Economy" 19 jul 2017
→ Labour’s manifesto only mentions #Brexit once
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝟭𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢
See my report on RUclips Community at:
ruclips.net/user/postUgkxl6pcYRjpGhjhDk_esBVjBgnfOkyHQYYo
I finally see an intelligent UK politician. Not easy to find one these days. Everything he said is absolutely true. A clear vision on how the block forces is shaping the world today. Europe is being sandwiched by US and China and we need to be united to survive, pure and simple.
Nonsense printed by Tory rags , I hate these Tories so much.
What an amazing articulate intelligent patriotic former Prime minister.
Brits hate former Prime Ministers!
Not patriotic, he would sell your souls for a job in Brussels.
See tories rolling out the dinasours again brexits done move on
Cant move on from biggest act of self harm ever put on any country 😢😢😢😢
I personally have never really been a Conservative voter, but I believe that each and every single person is an individual in their own right.
And this is why I fully support and agree with Sir John Major on the subject of Brexit.
It frustrates me that the British public were lied to, but what frustrates me every single bit as much is the fact that the we are not prepared to reverse this decision even though it is quite obviously a mistake and there really are no benefits for the British people or economy to be had as a result of it.
Rumours say that EU is happy to get rid of UK, since they always stopped and disturbed all processes.
I wholeheartedly agree with everything our wisest prime minister said in this video. And it's shameful that he was unpopular due to a certain lack of charisma. Running a country as important in the world as ours is a very serious business and it's import is now overshadowed by the razzmatazz of celebrity culture which, if we don't realize too soon, will catch us with our pants down. Hear, here [sic] Sir John 🙏
Running a country is very serious business, no matter how "important" it is on the world stage, or in the case of the UK, thinks that it is.
The only thing in this speech which has been outdated by events has been Sir John's assumption that America would remain a functioning state, as it was before 2016, and therefore would still be an economic power, instead of the nuclear-armed Nigeria (plunged into de facto civil war) which America has become today.
Really? I leave here in NYC, and while the Trumpeteers are going ape s**t I dont see tanks in midtown.
Really? The EU and Europe are more dependent on the US than ever for security, technology, capital and energy. Sucking up to Russia for cheap energy didn’t work for Germany.
@@tonyradoina9147 subject to be changed ....
Civil War is unavoidable.
Did anyone doubt this (by now)?
Only thing is there's no way back.. they've had enough of Farage insults and Boris jingoism along with Widdecombe mad stuff.. so no way
Nah, we have quite a number of idiots ourselves. A couple more (Farage, Widdecombe, ...) doesn't make that much of a difference.
There is a way back if you want to but it won't be easy and it won't be quick.
Only they can say. If we don't apply, then there is definitely no way back.
Not all countries want the UK back, all it takes is one country to say no, there nothing the EU can do, as countries are sovereign.
Neither farage nor wittecombe is what scared or damaged the EU.
It's the likes of Cameron and other UK pm's that blocked or frustrated the EU in reaching a deepening of cooperation (ever closer union) because it was (perceived as) not in the UK interest.
That undermining attitude is what the EU has to fear, not a few charlatans maskerading as MEP's utterly embarrassing themselves and the country they represent.
@@patrickokeeffe539we can hopefully relay on Spain. They want Gibraltar and hopefully don’t accept the crybaby GB back in.
It does not matter what he or others think should have happened. The fact is we left.
Many agree with Major's views here, myself included. However, as PM at the time of Maastrict, many also believe his decision to sign up to the EU in 1992 without a referendum was sheer arrogance. He would have had the opportunity to put forward his views and the country may well have voted to remain. Foolishly he didn't and now it's sour grapes as he criticises Brexit for reversing his action. It's nauseating to not hear an apology, but of course he and Blair live in worlds where they believe they've done no wrong.
It wasn't China weakening the EU for half a century, it was the UK.
Thankfully Brexit had terminated this embarrassment.
It was the EU weakening the UK.
Please....whatever you do.......don't let the prats on here convince you that UK should rejoin.
Many of us are happy to be out, you can enjoy being in the EU.
Then all are then happy.
@@derykhawkins2199 This is why Britain, the ill man of Europe joined in the 60ties?
Today Britain is out to fully unfold own strengths 🙂
From a man who single handedly destroyed our railways!
A man who tried to impose a 17.5% vat on gas and electric having almost impoverished everyone. I remember Mr. M well.
He is much better retired.
Was that not Beeching in 1963?
No ! He destroyed our railways
@@stephenholmes1036Good, you seem to be agreeing it was Beecham.
Never had much time for Tories, but always regarded Mr Major as a decent person, and here he speaks words of genuine wisdom.
The decent person who was on and off Edwina Currie for four years and oversaw some of the biggest sleaze in tory history.
A very selective memory you have.
Wise words, indeed, which (also) includes freedom of movement around Europe. Brexit has not only irrevocably decimated the UK, but European economies too. Like Major, this family saw the awful portent written on the wall - & even Brexiteers (now) recognise the incalculable damage this current administration has inflicted upon its citizenry.....
No, Brexit wasn't a mistake, these elderly politicians should stay out of arguments like this. They are so out of step with the modern world and with what so many people want. We should have more pride in our country and our place and influence. Belonging to the EU just gave our politicians the excuse not to govern. Where we are now has got absolutely nothing to do with Brexit.
How is all that pride working out for you,your countries in tatters and laughing stock of world
Boris and Nigel are still trying to fly broken Britain 🇬🇧 flag. A glass of beer 🍺 is signature of being British 😅
Not a Major fan .but told scene he talks about Europe.
Wrong
Plain British egocentrism. Europe is happy no more to have this burden within.
I'm sure Putin agrees with everything Major said. That's why he backed the Leave campaign, both financially and through internet propaganda. Britain outside the EU was one of his desires. Would he have furthered his campaign against Ukraine if the UK was still a member?
John Major is right in his message BUT many Britons listening to it will only remember 2 things: (1) the EU has many defects and (2) the UK should rejoin because of economic benefits. We Europeans are NOT interested by a country that is not believing in the ENTIRE European Project (there is convergence and a political peace project also to consider. The EU has defects? Yes but much less than the UK (one un -elected chamber, no written constitution that any simple majority can change at will, England imposing its rule on other members of the Union. So again, John Major does like J Cameron did: criticise the EU and then tries to convince his fellow countrymen and women that staying in the EU or rejoining it is the best way. It simply does not work that way.
Jup, as long as they want to rejoin for economic reasons only I am pretty sure they will not be allowed back in. Let's hope they will finally understand what the EU is all about.
@@AlexGys9 one European Parliament, 27 (more to come) national parliaments, several regional parliaments, all with full rights of veto. This is how democracy works in Europe.
UK's diplomacy did a great job ensuring this safeguard against rejoin to be sturdy for many decades to come...
@@peterholden3672 "a single European view" Of course all Europeans are not brain dead and the EU is a democracy so there is diversity of opinions. However, due to its past conduct, the UK focalises many negative opinions about it.
Single Market: the UK has participated AS OTHER MEMBER STATES in the construction of the SM so the SM does not belong to the UK.
Yes also the UK often contradicted (went against its own ideas. "Seuls les imbeciles ne changent pasd d'avis")
Most of your fellow country men would vote to leave ,
That Brexit was a colossal mistake is accepted, it seems, by a majority in the UK. But some mistakes we make in life cannot easily be corrected and I fear Brexit is one of those. To re-join the EU would mean, at the very least, the acceptance of the Euro as our currency and of Schengen. While I have no problem whatsoever with that, I doubt a majority would, so that will be the major stumbling block. I do believe we will re-join at some point, but I’m nearly 70 and I don’t believe it will happen in my lifetime. My generation (the ‘boomer’ Brexit lovers) has to die out first. We also have to reckon with the fact that mainland Europe is heading right politically while the UK seems to be going in the opposite direction. Right now, it might be best to put some political distance between the EU and the UK.
The UK's net contribution , per capita, in 2019 was £141.26.
The BBC TV license in 2019 cost £154.50.
What kind of value for money comparison can it be to be a member of the World's biggest Trade Bloc, compared to being allowed to watch and listen to the state-controlled television and radio outlet!?????
The BBC is not even an organ of press/media, just a propaganda station.
So the EU is worth the same as the useless BBC ....
As long as the discussion about the EU is still only focusing on the insignificant "contribution" the UK has not changed its mindset and is not ready to be a member of the EU.
It will only result in a groundhog day experience.
@@ab-ym3bf Absolutely. It was pure greed in the end - with the £350 million on the side of the bus.
All thrown away to enable rich people to hire essentially "slave labour" from the third world. The fact that Europeans are discriminated against will not be forgotten.
will you pay my tv licence then??? hahahah
John Major or Mr Gray as he was known back in the day, well a honest politician a very rare thing in British politics today and that's from a Irish man , ever think of coming back Mr major 👍🇮🇪☘️
Who for you because the citizens don't think so
Brexit is no mistake.
Brexit simply adapted political reality to the evident British mindset.
I agree 100% with Major. But never forget, he was the man who put our railways into the private sector. For that I will never forgive him.
Major......the PM who promised a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty and then reneged on it. But it's come back to bite him. Good.
No, it is not true that John Major promised the country a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty. During his time as Prime Minister, John Major did not propose a national referendum on the Maastricht Treaty, which was a significant agreement that furthered European integration by establishing the European Union and the euro. Instead, he focused on securing parliamentary approval for the treaty.
The Maastricht Treaty faced considerable opposition within the Conservative Party and from other political groups in the UK. To navigate this opposition, Major's government employed a strategy of linking votes on the treaty to votes of confidence in his government. This tactic aimed to ensure that Conservative MPs, even those skeptical of the treaty, would support it to avoid bringing down the government. Despite the significant controversy and internal party conflict, Major succeeded in securing the passage of the Maastricht Treaty through Parliament without resorting to a public referendum.
Brexit is obviously a blunder for Britain, but it will probably work very well for the EU.
How is reclaiming a nation's sovereignty a mistake? The former colonies of the British Empire, or any other empire, didn't think so...
its cloning land theft it is colonialism and isolation of 1 individual it seems me as if i am sgrogated
Well said.
Um, should that not be WAS? If he were a TRUE democrat he would accept the will of the people and do everything in his power to accede to our wishes and make it a success.
So John Major does not respect the will of the British people???
You don't still expect us to take that "will of the British people" nonsense seriously, do you?
I would not advise anyone to take advice from this man .just research his record .leaving the EU may have caused us trade difficulties but it was a patriotic exercise in democracy something I don't think john major knows anything about
To all those who would wish to remain in the EU, your plight is easily resolved: feel free to go and live in any one of the EU member states where you will be able to "enjoy the benefits" (whatever they are) of life inside the EU to your heart's content. The EU as it is now, is a very different beast to the organisation that the UK joined back in the early seventies - and it's very debatable as to whether it's an improved Iteration on the original model. When the UK was in the EU it frequently found itself at odds with the other member states on most matters and was routinely outvoted, even though it was a net contributor to the organisation's finances. In other words it was paying huge amounts to do as it was told by the rest of the EU even though it wasn't necessarily in the UK interests. An independent UK making decisions in its own interests is the way forward. We managed to do it for hundreds of years prior to joining, and I'm sure we can do it now we're out.
Remoaners: You lost it's over, the EU are bending to the will of Le Pen, Wilders, Meloni, the AFD and Viktor Orban.
Starmer has said it's over, you're disappointed tough 😅
Nice bit of scaremongering going on here.
Refreshing to see some common sense from albeit from an ex politician. I miss this in British politics.
Your part in our decline Brushed over. Useless Sod!
I fully agree with John.
A Scholar & a Gentleman.
Whether it was a mistake or not, it's done, the majority of the people voted for it. Isn't that democracy? Stop moaning and winching about it, accept and live with it. Get on with your lives.
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Is there anyone who listens to Major the worst prime minister this country as ever had, the man is a bit of a simpleton❤
Well yeah, just listen to him. Compared with towering intellects like Boris and Liz Truss…
Traitor
Brexit is job well done. There's no looking back
I always liked John major.
So what 🤔
This is where everyone gets it wrong.
It's completely irrelevant whether it was a good idea or not. It was a free choice and we chose no. End of story and discussion. No one has to justify that choice. Right or wrong is a nonsensical question.
When you say 'we', you are not represeting most of the UK, half the countries of which voted strongly against Brexit, and only 37% of the electorate actually gave their support for Brexit. Today, poll after poll after poll for several years by different pollsters show that a signficant majority of Britons consider that Brexit was a mistake and they would now vote to rejoin the EU. Whether Brexit was a good idea or not is highly relevant. One of the key functions of democracy is to give voters opportunities to change their minds.
Seldom heard more true words.
Blah Blah Blah more Rubbish.
For a Tory (who usually lie as a matter of course) he speaks honestly and frankly about a matter be earnestly beliefs to be true. Sounds and Honest words are rare jewels from a Tory. Certainly in this era of Tory Party!
Brexit was a complete success, as they keep shouting it from the roof tops. All through this election campaign every other statement is telling us what a success it has been . So fed up of Starmer crowing how good it's been. As a remainer myself why oh why is it not being mentioned, it won't go away, we must discuss it , properly.
I don't care i vote out u may not like it
There is no guarantee than the EU would always support the UK if we fell into a disagreement with China or whoever; they had reservations with our conflict in the Falklands. We were called ‘Treasure Island’ by Germany and others, so I’m not convinced they were fully aligned with British interests. Our influence was diluted and becoming more so the more countries joined. I liked the concept of a Common Market, but that was always the first step to becoming a political union unfortunately, which leads people to become less & less engaged because their votes become less & less effective, and in the case of the EU they are essentially worthless as the EU Parliament does not generate legislation, so people’s votes can’t really affect that. I’d sooner be less wealthy but able to make our own decisions and mistakes.
Yeh but take bakc controll tho innit.
Surely everyone or the greater majority now know Brexit was & is folly on a turbo charger. The point now is how we get back & can we back. To obliterate the Tories would remove a major block to our return. Vote the Tories out.
it is denial of my right to my property myself this property me i is being sold as land for develop,men,t this stops now i will press charges against google as the platform oooppp has
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