Yes, membership is voluntary. But the negatives of membership are that we can't do A, and we must do B etc. The requirements of EU membership, while we are members are not voluntary they are mandatory. If they were voluntary we could choose, for example, to end free movement. We can choose to...
So what's the problem with us leaving then?
By your logic, nothing changes whether we stay or go. It was all voluntarily before, it will all be voluntarily after.
Should be a non-issue then.
Well being a member might be voluntary, but complying with whatever the EU decide, once you are a member, is not.
But yes, being a member is voluntary, and we chose to leave.
That's a neat idea actually.
Assuming it's practical and benefits both parties, we should look at arrangements involving the sharing and exchange of energy resources with our European neighbours.
Assuming it's practical and benefits both parties, it's a good example of the kinds of...
Obviously.
It makes me laugh how many people are bringing up Brexit because we've had a power cut.
Strange, because the arguments against Brexit are so very strong, and clear, and 100% correct, makes me wonder what the need is to link Brexit to something completely unrelated when the case...