Senlac wrote:The most glaringly obvious (& topical example) is immigration policy. Does the UK want any part of the ongoing fiasco?
Other examples in my view would be intrusions on employment laws, European court of "human rights".
Thank the Dear Lord we were never conned into joining the Euro, what a disaster that is & only postponed (not resolved) with nations like Greece in bankruptcy.
Who wouldn't prefer to operate like Switzerland, maintain freedom of control & not mess with it.
Leaving immigration aside, the other points you mentioned are entirely our own fault. We did not have to accept the employment laws proposed by the EU. We did not have to accept the human rights bill proposed by the EU. France accepted the human rights except for a few clauses. Spain accepted it except for most of the clauses. It is down to our own useless politicians, namely Blair, for why we have been lumbered with so many laws by the EU. It is a myth peddled by the out campaign that we have no say on the matter.
Unfortunately immigration policy regarding other European member states is one of the few unconditional criteria's to being a member. We would undoubtedly have more control over rejecting other European countrymen from entering the country if we were isolated. It would not affect our ability to reject non-European countries. We already have complete control over that.
IDontPlayThisGame wrote:We SHOULD be supporting more Syrian Migrants than we currently are.
Agreed. But also, the US should be accepting way, way more Syrian migrants than they are. It is their failed and downright dangerous foreign policy which has created this fiasco. Arming the "rebels"? Training "rebels" who just join groups like Al Nusra immediately afterwards? Luckily, they have an ocean between them and the problem. An ocean most migrants can't afford to cross.
Senlac wrote:The tragic Syrian issue is a case in point.
If Britain was independent of the EU it could control & probably successfully "support more Syrian migrants" as desired. Direct negotiation & management, with nations like Turkey, currently suffering overload.
What chance is there with the EU circus? Even if willing the UK would get half a million, Morrocans, Algerians, Libyans, Ethiopians, Somalians, (& a smattering of needy Syrians). A recent German style New Year party in London, not a pleasant thought. The EU are now truly incompetent & a boat anchor.
The EU is not the problem here. It is NATO. Turkey bombs the Kurds and then cries to NATO to protect them when they fight back. They buy ISIS oil, or at least create avenues for the oil to get out of Syria and be sold, and do as little as they can possibly get away with to solve the crisis. Turkey, under Erdogan, is a monstrosity of a country and it is NATO which allows them to behave so. Being a part of the EU hasn't affected solving the problem.