Should we attempt to rejoin the EU?

We are never going to rejoin on the terms we left on.

We have always been the same, or rather our governments have. The Major government fought tooth and nail for an opt out to the Social Chapter in defence of exploitative employers, only for Labour a few years later to adopt it in full with mostly positive effects as intended. 

But Labour too then kept us out of the Euro. Blair wanted us in but Brown was far more dubious so he set up a number of almost impossible conditions to be achieved before joining to make sure we never did. So we opted out of the Euro too, though at least were not entirely alone in doing so this time.

Any rejoining that ever occurs will be conditional upon us going the whole hog and not causing problems or seeking an endless succession of opt outs. Either we will be fully in as never before - no ifs and no buts - or we will remain outside.

That is the inherent difficulty rejoiners will have in arguing for their case. We will not be allowed back in on the favourable terms we had before but will have to be in on everything, Euro and Schengen included.

One very stark and very obvious fact arose from the EU Referendum, and that was the huge difference of opinion between young people and older people.

Based upon that fact, I have always concluded that its fairly obvious that given time ( when the old farts have snuffed it ), the UK will eventually rejoin the European Union.

In the 18 - 24 age group, the REMAIN vote was 73%, in the 25 to 34 age group 63% in favour of REMAIN

It’s  called desperation.

One very stark and very obvious fact arose from the EU Referendum, and that was the huge difference of opinion between young people and older people.

Based upon that fact, I have always concluded that its fairly obvious that given time ( when the old farts have snuffed it ), the UK will eventually rejoin the European Union.

In the 18 - 24 age group, the REMAIN vote was 73%, in the 25 to 34 age group 63% in favour of REMAIN