13h ago

Petition to "Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible" hit 100k signatures

petition.parliament.uk Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there is no future prospect of any, that the UK has changed its mind and that this should be recognised.

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1w ago

20k Signatures until MPs are forced to debate it parliament

Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

petition.parliament.uk /petitions/700005

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It could be the entire population it'll just go in the bin like all of these

Would the EU members let the UK join?
- Yeah, why not, there is a standard way to join, they need to fulfill criteria and they're in

Well based on the full text, it's still the "We want the butter, the money from the butter and the farmer's wife"...

....so? 100'000 is nothing. But even if we assume 51 %, would it actually work?
- Why shouldn't it work? The EU is open for new members. As a recent EU member, UK should fulfill all requirements for membership. If the UK gov wants, they can apply for membership and that should be relatively quick
  
  One of the requirements is a unanimous invitation by the countries already in the EU. Countries that remember the circus it was every time anything had to be approved in the council because of the British government. The chances of UK joining while a single country can still veto decisions is about 0.
  
  Why? Because they just left...? No idea if the representatives of all those countrieswould just allow them right back after they talked so much shit about the EU and then proceeded to do so much damage and extra work.
- In some countries a specific number triggers a vote, I don't think that exists in the UK though?

- Other countries will block us and manipulate us, such as asking for the Elgin Marbles back etc.
  You know the other points sounded kinda reasonable but I draw the line on "we might have to give shit back which we couldn't keep our greasy thieving claws off of". Weird take my guy.

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