EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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Dammit

But we're the only ones who that's an issue for, so why would it be reasonable for the other 27 member states to either make an exception for us or change how they work to enable our bigots to froth about something else for a change?

I tend to think that this "why wouldn't they be more flexible" thing is just British exceptionalism.

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NickCJ in reply to @Dammit

I’m not suggesting it would have been offered for free - but to be honest it would have been an easy give for France / Germany as it would have cost them nothing or even have been slightly beneficial if it diverted migrant flows to those countries in favour of the UK.

That’s why I say “dogma” - there was a pragmatic route / mutually beneficial compromise but that does not seem to be the way the EU functions.

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sohi in reply to @NickCJ

There was a pragmatic transition period where countries could limit immigration from Eastern Europeans, lots of other countries did it, Britain chose not to. But they are great at moaning about their own past decisions as if it was someone else's fault.

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