Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "How Brexit Unexpectedly Strengthened The EU" video.

  1. To be fair, it looks like more of the public are changing their tune on Brexit, but it's going to take a lot more than that for real change to happen, and honestly, I don't see any big changes under this current government, they are too deep in on Brexit, so we need a new government with a fresh start on this. Personally, I highly doubt the EU or its members would let the UK back in the EU for at least 2 decades, and even then, they'll want to see a massive shift in how the public, the media and the EU sees the EU project, after all, they won't want a hostile UK in the EU with all the problems the UK have shown over the decades. I think it's best for the UK to build relations with the EU and it's members, something we are already seeing, then at a later date, maybe join the single market and custom union, that would solve many of the problems the UK faces, it would also be an indicator that the UK is serious about wanting to rejoin the EU, but in any case, all this is going to take time and in the meantime, the UK is likely going to be a weaker player, both politically and economically.
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  2. This was always going to happen, it was a given that the EU held all the cards, they are by far the bigger player and where the Brexiteers really got it wrong is in thinking the UK could create its own laws, rules and regulations that are too different from the norm in the EU. In some ways the UK can, but politically and economically, the UK can't and it's not in the UK's interest to diverge away from EU rules, as it would hurt the UK economy more. Like the video points out, the UK has more or less become a rule taker from the EU, without any say in creating those rules, pretty much the worse thing that could have happened to the UK and many warned the UK of this and now, we are seeing a situation where the UK does laws, rules and regulations under a different name, trying to make it seem like it's its own thing, but if you look closely, it's more or less mirroring rules the EU did, this is a bad position for the UK to be in and there is little to nothing to UK can do to get out of it, as the EU and its members are not going to let the UK back in the EU for at least 2 decades and that's assuming there is a massive shift from the government, media and the public view on the EU in the UK. Also, as the video pointed out, the UK leaving, actually helped the EU in many ways, the UK ended up being the scapegoat for why countries shouldn't leave, it's weaken the resolve of the Eurosceptic movement in a lot of EU countries, and support for the EU is higher in every EU country, including the UK, this couldn't have gone any worse for the Brexiteers, whiles it's going quite well for the EU. The question is, what can the UK do from now on? I think the UK needs to build relations with the EU and it's members, I think over the next decades, maybe joining the single market and custom union could be an option, it would solve a lot of problems for the UK and would protect the economy, it could also be a big stepping stone for wanting to rejoin the EU at a future date and so far, the current government has become less hostile on the EU, but I think we'll need a new government for real change.
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