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Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

What do you think of this?

I think the UK should definitely be forging stronger partnerships with our allies. Otherwise we're just a middle power at best, drifting alone, ready to be pushed around by the US, China, and Russia.

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[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago

The landscape has shifted dramatically since the referendum. Don't believe anyone on either side that says it was clear what the choices were. That future doesn't exist anymore.

Given that... The UK should reassess its relationship with the US who have proven to be as bad if not worse than Russia for our interests. That only leaves a handful of options. Join back to the EU fully, join the EEA + bespoke (probably best given the fractured nature of politics in the UK), go it alone. Going alone has not proved as beneficial given the US has basically shat itself politically.

This is much more about simple (😂) trade and GDP. It's about security issues, political alignment on issues such as Ukraine Greenland Canada Falklands, threats to democracy from Russia Israel.

The tone is welcomed from more and more senior figures in the EU. But the UK needs to be vocal about the harsh reality it faces trying to chase the US's tail.

[-] CharlesDarwin1809@piefed.world 4 points 4 days ago

I agree with you that trade and security are both good reasons for the UK to get closer to the EU.

At the moment I think some leave voters just don't want to admit that they might have made a bad choice. And they have a steady stream of "influencers" from YouTube and Facebook telling them that Europe is evil.

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 4 days ago

There's really not another option. Being alone in the current geopolitical environment just means getting screwed over by everyone.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

No, please no. We don't need more right-wing US pawns .

[-] CharlesDarwin1809@piefed.world 1 points 3 days ago

Arguably a united Europe would be less of a pawn for the US compared to individual European countries. Even Germany, the largest economy in the EU, has nowhere near the power that the US does. But the EU together can have a similar level of power to the US. Which means the EU together has more leverage to say "no" when the US wants Europe to do something.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

Bringing US pawns into the EU would weaken the EU from within. They are a huge trojan horse that we do not need right now. They need to grow out of their right-wing phase before they can join.

[-] CharlesDarwin1809@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago

It's true that we in the UK have right-wing voters, but look at France and Germany for example. AfD is doing pretty well in Germany. Marine Le Pen might win the 2027 French presidential election.

The current UK government is centre-left, not right-wing. I think it's entirely possible that a centre-left coalition could win the next UK general election. The current polls show that a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition could form the next government if an election were held soon.

Anyway, the UK rejoining the EU is surely not going to happen any time soon. I do think it would be good if the UK and EU forged stronger ties though, and perhaps one day the UK could fully rejoin the EU.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone -4 points 4 days ago

the uk is one of the most homophobic and racist countries in europe and despises the echr; if they did join it again the troglodytes in this country would demand they leave again once they realise what rejoining means.

[-] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I can find no data that backs up your points. The UK is by no means top of pack in Europe but instead middling. There are still plenty of more racist and homophobic countries in Europe than the UK.

Also the protections in the ECHR still apply in the UK post Brexit so not sure what you’re on about there either.

[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago

Because it's an AI slop account making these claims. Ignore and move on.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 4 days ago

i dont see how anyone could think that the uk isnt homophobic and transphobic...

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-drops-in-rainbow-map-scoring-again-as-spain-takes-top-spot/

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