(EU citizens only - minus UK) A future British rejoining of the EU ? Yes or no ?

[frankhammer]

The love affair is over.

[Duffmannn]

UK has been the aircraft of the USA in Europe since a long time (even before the birth of the European Union)

Its tactic regarding international politics has been debunker any power that could unify Europe since the XVI century (though it has become that the european powers have fought between themselves in many destructive and bloody wars, and it has let the USA to become a superpower, paradoxically due to this tactic the UK has become the facto an american colony, more with the Brexit)

They should be banned forever of any european unification attempt

[The Lawspeaker]

UK has been the aircraft of the USA in Europe since a long time (even before the birth of the European Union)

Its tactic regarding international politics has been debunker any power that could unify Europe since the XVI century (though it has become that the european powers have fought between themselves in many destructive and bloody wars, and it has let the USA to become a superpower, paradoxically due to this tactic the UK has become the facto an american colony, more with the Brexit)

They should be banned forever of any european unification attempt

I agree. And I think that Brexit should be made into their Versailles. It should hurt them as much as possible while America picks apart the remains. Let it serve as a lesson to all.

[Duffmannn]

I think this thread is a wind-up... but it's ok because we're never returning or coming back.
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I have heard this many times.

Well, suposedly the UK was never going to get inside but it was forced because there was a big economical crisis in the UK in the 70´s, with bankrupcy and IMF loan included latin-american style, and were forced to get inside as the single way to survive.

[The Lawspeaker]

Maybe we should brick up the Chunnel after they're gone. Those high speed trains can get mighty busy so maybe they're more useful in other parts of Western Europe. With the Betuweroute not being so successful - maybe they could just improve it a bit and expand it into Germany and also improve the Amsterdam-Utrecht-Arnhem-Germany connection so we can have rapid high speed rail connections to Germany (and put some to use on the HSL Zuid to Belgium and Paris). While we're at it: they really need to get rid of the surcharge on the high speed trains. Make it more accessible.

For communications with the UK there are planes and there are ferries and the Scots are already working on a ferry connection to the Eemshaven and they are too far away from London to care about the Chunnel so brick it up. I don't think they will need to bring back that other ferry connection (gone since 1994) because of the upcoming recession that will hit the UK as ferries are mostly used for freight.

[ioan assen]

Hmm. At present no. In the future, IF they stop with their opt outs - maybe. In a future accession documents opt outs should be ruled out. As for Poland following suit after UK - great. Less alt right/nationalistic governments = better for the EU. It seems the fact that Poland is doing economically good at the moment have messed with their heads: its mainly due to EU and the fact they are relatively bigger.
The time without the UK should be wisely used by the EU for unification. Even federalization.

[The Lawspeaker]

There is nothing wrong with a certain nationalism but I am under the impression that many of those "nationalist" governments actually seek to place their peoples at the disposal of the same old: America and Israel. They aren't real patriots in any sense of the word and thus they aren't legitimate.

[catgeorge]

E.U is a monetary union and nothing more. It's not a political one - E.U politics are severely weak littered with bureaucracy and people who basically vote themselves in that normal people don't even know. It's a farce to the greatest of levels.

UK did the right thing as UK currency not going anywhere in a hurry and would have no intention joining the common currency as it's a political farce.

[The Lawspeaker]

In fact - I would go even further: European unification of some sort is a necessity if we want to survive. If we don't - the other power blocks will divide us among ourselves and use us to fight their proxy wars while they strip Europe of its assets. Much like how it works in Africa - where the world powers are robbing them blind and using them for cannon fodder. In light of that, I consider the Brits to be people who broke ranks, leaving the others exposed (and judging from how they work with the Americans - it's even worse than that). I see them as deserters in a battle for our own collective security and ultimate survival. In the past, deserters used to be shot and I believe that the European Union should definitely do the economic version of that. Britain should be returned to where we found them back in 1973.