Brexit

[DangerMouse]

Indeed, opinions are like...

But honestly, I am not *really* interested in opinions, although they do make for good discussions, the reality is my livelihood depends on concrete answers to the specific questions I posted earlier.

Everyone has something to say, but no one seems to actually know anything?

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My opinion is that leaving is a step in the wrong direction, just as we were starting to feel like a European Community. Immigration is a clouded issue and quite frankly the multicultural society we live in is one of the things I am most proud of about living here. I have lived in the middle of Cheetham Hill in Manchester and while it was not free of problems, it really was wonderful! So lovely to see people from all over the world getting on just fine - this is how people really are. Such a shame we have a very vocal racist and prejudiced minority that seems to get far too much attention. I dread to think what is going to happen to our hospitals without immigrant workers. I don't want the archetypal arrogant obnoxious slob looking after me, no thanks, I would much rather have a conscientious eastern european who actually cares about themselves and their work.

I am utterly dismayed that all the EU social funding is going to go, so much good work has been done under that banner, some of which I have been proud to be part of that I am also certain would not have happened otherwise - we tried and failed before. I sincerely hope we don't regress all the progressive laws and regulations that have been brought in under the EU, 20-20-20, REACH, RoHS, Temporary Agency Workers Directive, Working Time Directive, GDPR, to name but a few... if our government reverts them that would be a tragedy and pretty much amount to crimes against humanity.

For sure the EC absolutely is not perfect, the laws and regulations are not perfect either, but at least as a member state we have a say and some influence over what happens. Being out and just having a trade deal like Norway for example, I can just see us not being able to do anything about it but comply anyway, I mean if you have to comply with RoHS to sell your electronic goods in the EU, then you will still have to comply even if we leave.

Finally, what are the farmers going to do without the bailouts?

It seems so wrong on so many levels

Having said that I am open minded and really keen to hear what will actually be good about it, got to make the best of things hey, I want something to look forward to instead of medicine shortages and food price increases, so... any practical examples like the ones I have given above but that are about why it will be good?