How Brexit Unexpectedly Strengthened The EU

In Brexit Britain, it turns out we’re not holding all the cards after all. Far from it. For economic and trade reasons, the EU Retained Law Bill is quietly being kicked into the long grass. The reason for this is that in the main, the UK will have to continue to follow European Union laws, in order to avoid exporters, having to deal with two different sets of standards. This fact of life leaves the UK as a supplicant country to the EU, being forced for commercial reasons to follow EU laws, while thanks to Brexit, it has no further say in those laws. And remember, the UK either proposed, or actively supported, 97% of all EU laws passed during its membership. We’ve gone from rule maker to rule taker, and it’s all thanks to Brexit. It’s the opposite of what the Brexitists promised. That said, since the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union in 2020, it’s true that there have been many, many benefits to Brexit. Unfortunately for us here on Brexit Island, those benefits have turned out to be exclusively in favour of the European Union, and all those bloody “Remainers” in EU member countries.

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[HenriBourkel]

This is the very best English language video concerning Brexit and the UK-EU relations I have seen on YouTube. I pinpoints exactly all the subjects and details most British citizens never seemed to have understood, like the UK mistake to believe that the EU is nothing but a giant supermarket where the British should pay as little as possible and benefit as much as possible. When they discovered that the EU was much more than that, in fact, the project of a Confederacy of ethnically and linguistically closely related sovereign nations, that are prepared to transfer important parts of their sovereignty to common institutions, all what the different UK governments did was trying to sabotage these efforts, making Britain in the process the hated parasite bully of Europe.

[jjsmallpiece]

How the Brexiteers persuaded the UK that we could have the best bits of the EU without membership never did make sense. The EU would never allow a member to leave yet still have EU benefits to do so undermines the whole purpose of the EU.

[deviousdescent]

We were in the top 3 most influential countries in the EU. We had a very exclusive and priveliged deal in our membership in the EU. We threw it all away, the stupidity of it is truly baffling.

[YetAnotherGeorgeth]

Brexitists: “they’ll need us more than we need them!”
EU: “no, I don’t think we will.”

[ElmarLecher]

German living in the Netherlands here:
the Brexit was indeed good for the EU and the reasons layed out nicely in this video. It killed support for leaving the EU in all the other states and the biggest Handbrake is now out.

[jandroniol]

I am surprised that Brexit is still being talked about. In European Union hardly anyone talks about it anymore.

[Ealsante]

So basically: a Karen rants about leaving a prestigious business club, burns their membership card and storms out, and the other members are... just relieved they have one fewer Karen to deal with.

[The-Wide-Angle]

Can confirm. In Italy and Germany, two countries I know well, a lot of people who were very vocal about exiting the EU, have become very silent.

[celticlofts]

I'm Irish and I used to purchase stuff from the UK all the time but after Brexit It just became way too burdensome and expensive to buy anything from them, so after a little shopping around I found a good supplier based in Germany and I've been buying from them ever since. I found the pricing slightly cheaper because I don't have to convert to sterling or pay customs charges. I find the shipping is a lot faster and a lot cheaper from Germany so the UK's decision to leave the EU has actually saved me money because otherwise I wouldn't have switched. The UK, in an act of incredable stupidity, and arrogrance, cut its own throat with Brexit and is now paying a huge price for it - And to be honest I don't care. They made their decision and now they can bloody well live with it - That's exactly what the British would say if it was someone else other than them who left the EU - So yeah, screw them.

[thisismetoday]

The UK was never really pro-EU and you could feel it. It’s much smoother sailing since they’re out. They always wanted special treatment as well. They had quite an arrogance about them. I’m actually quite pleased they’ve gone.

[philipberthiaume]

I can say that from the perspective of North America, the brexit experience has made the UK a less relevant nation. The EU is a super power in economic terms and a strong advocate for health and environmental protection.

[andreascassinides]

Yes the European Union is so ever grateful that Brexit has happened and now all other countries now know the benefits of staying and not make the same mistake.

[midgerhys]

I hope Donald Tusk's words come true: "There's a special place in Hell for all those who promoted Brexit, without the slightest idea how to carry it through".

[LucianoMMatias]

People in the EU countries saw the UK as a trouble maker in the EU decisions.
Leaving was a relief.

[jackf]

Brexit was/is the BEST thing that ever happened to the EU: out with the Trojan Horse (uk), we lost the burden that was slowing us down towards more integration, lots of financial and other benefits, and above all record-high support for the EU among EU citizens. People became more aware of the benefits of the EU. I see more EU flags than ever before. Thank you, Brexit! Thank you, Nigel! 🇪🇺🇪🇺

[evederooy]

I am Dutch with young relatives living in the UK. I was devastated for their future when Brexit was "won" in 2016 but also amazed to hear that in Brussels in some quarters champagne was drunk to celebrate not having to deal with the UK within the EU any longer. The Eu has seen a period of more alignement and solidarity due to Brexit and the fall out did lead to benefits for likes of Amsterdam Brussels and Paris. Disappointing that Labour has completely giving up on debating Brexit, and the Tories try and gaslight the people of England about the so called benefits.

[ciaranirvine]

Another "intangible" was the way the EU stood up for and protected the interests of a small member state (Ireland) against an egregious attempt at bullying from the UK. Remember *most* EU members are smaller countries. Many of whom had their own historical issues with powerful imperial neighbours... For seven years the British ran determined diplomatic campaigns to persuade specific EU countries to throw Ireland under the bus. At one point they were running a diplomatic offensive in EU capitals asking the EU to *expel Ireland from the Single Market* as their "solution" to the Northern Ireland border issue. This obviously totally backfired - it could never have worked anyway as to do so would immediately unravel the entire point of the EU - and just increased EU solidarity and the members distrust of Britain and distaste at such despicable tactics. And that is one of the main reasons is why Britain will never be allowed to "rejoin".

[mig-ijmg]

The irony was that for some reason France twice denied UK access to the Eu, now looks like that after all they were completely right

[Plbay]

On behalf of the citizens of Ireland, I’d would like to thank you for all the new jobs you voted for.

[nadal]

As a european i was really sad Britain left, but the english always had a foot on the break in the EU and its kinda nice that now there are less countries not pulling their part.