To the Brits, can you say what rules and regulations coming from EU you dislike the most?

Question

I try to know why you dislike EU and I've never been able to find someone giving me a reasonable reason why.

And don't say immigration as it has nothing to do with EU. As well you like to emigrate to the weet France where property are better built and cheaper.

Answer 1

Without rambling on about the EU, because I have done it 'ad nauseam', I will come straight to the point. Our Prime Minister, contrary to the wishes of the majority of the British people, is about to sign us up to a Federal States of Europe. That will mean the end of Britain as an independent country. Now that should be enough for any citizen that cares about his country.

You say that immigration has nothing to do with the EU. How wrong can you get. Again, without going in to detail, it is EU legislation that has forced us to remove our borders and let in swarms of immigrants from other parts of Europe. As far as the other parts of the world is concerned it is the ridiculous 'EU Human Right's Act' that has prevented us from deporting terrorist suspects and other hate mongers. Moreover, we have had to accept the EU's policy on asylum seekers, which is way too generous.

It is up to France and Spain to conduct their own immigration policies, but I dare say they are caught by the same EU rules. Brits. that go to France and Spain are wanted, because they are generally older and financially independent. Also, they are much larger countries. Aren't you confusing Government policy on immigration, with what individuals may choose to do given the choice.

It would have been useful to know which country you are from.

Answer 2

The British are more isolationist than other European countries and this is partly due to being an island. Britain is also, apart from Ireland, about the only European country which was not occupied during the last war. Some people get rather grand and patriotic about that. For a minority, and I include myself, European unity is desirable and the honest stand is to look for positive ways of strengthening it.  To have sufficient economic power to be less influenced by US interests is not a bad thing - and at the heart of the French position.

Answer 3

The EU is unelected. They haven't had their accounts signed off in 11 years because they are riddled with fraud. They cost us a fortune. Banana's are banded from sale if they are bent too much. There are rules, some 26,000 pages worth relating to the export of duck eggs. It is now a CRIME to sell food in the UK in pounds and ounces. YES A CRIME! Same goes for selling 'pints' of milk and not litres. You HAVE to allow free entry to citizens of member states (even mafia run states). Trust me the list is endless. Hope this starts you off. Oh and one other thing, if your a bit 'skint' and fancy doing some more work, that is restricted to 35 hours a week. DICTATORSHIP.

Answer 4

Just the Common Agricultural Policy, which allows farmers to produce as much as they want and they still get subsidies for it.

Apart from that the EU seems to be okay - could do with a bit of reform though.

Answer 5

I'm not aware of any of them. This may well be because I'm a bit dumb, but I don't know how I'm affected by EU regulations.

Answer 6

I would just like to point out none of the answerers pointed out what rules and regulations bug them apart from laws which were passed by their own government.

Answer 7

All of them! We should be governing ourselves!!The EU's 107,000 regulations. Do you know them all? You are wrong about immigration. Its EU policy for open borders and free movement of peoples! Mass immigration,the breakup of England into regions, a government that is above the law.(As an EU member) The EU's corpus juris,EU "monitoring Officers" (who have the right to dismiss our Councillors). Loss of your right to freedom.The Civil Contingences Act 2004 allows government to confiscate anything you possess permanently; you have no right to object. This includes your house.We are now  an up and coming police state.And now after the Queen signs the sixth Treaty,(EU "Amending Treaty/Constitution) the EU has the absolute power to enforce 100% of its regulations and laws.

The EU will have complete military control of the UK,under laws of the AmendingTreaty/Constitution.It will also become

illegal to criticise the EU. (dictatorship) AND IT COSTS the British taxpayer more than £1,700,000 an hour in up-front payments to belong to the European Union,– making it one of the mostly costly and wasteful clubs in the world.

The EU is a rising dictatorship,a “monster” that must be destroyed, the sooner the better, before it develops into a fullfledged totalitarian state.

Answer 8

It's not what comes out of the EU. It's the fact that anything remotely designed to benefit the working class in the UK has been vetoed by successive Governments. We're still trying to get a decent holiday entitlement compared to the rest of europe and normal working hours.

If we are to go head long into the EU then I expect to receive the same benefits as my counterparts in France, Germany etc. and not be seen as the sweat shop of Europe.

Answer 9

I love Europe.  The political bodies of Europe are as inept and corrupt as political bodies the world over, but I love Europe, my fellow Europeans and I love the fact that my local supermarket now has a Polish section.  It gives me the opportunity to try new things.

@Hibee

As an Englishman, I've got to say "ouch".  It's true though.  Personally I'd like England, Scotland et al to be equal members of Europe, but I appear to be some sort of freak.  Well I am a sixteenth Italian.

Answer 10

Not being able to buy things in imperial units.  I have no problem with metric measurements myself, but loads of people do.

We should have the choice to be able to use both.

(Am Pro-EU though, I just want it to have big changes so that it stops wasting money.)

Answer 11

All of them only Parliament should pass Acts and regulations

authorised the Acts and made by ministers.

I am not very happy about the latter because too much can be and is sneaked in by ministers or more correctly by civil servants

Answer 12

Membership of the EU impacts negatively on our jobs, our money, our system of government and our democracy.

You are leaching from our economy. Soon over 60% of children growing up in London will be from another country.

Are those good enough reasons for you?

And you must be joking about the buildings in France being better built.

PEACE

Answer 13

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Without rambling on about the EU, because I have done it 'ad nauseam', I will come straight to the point. Our Prime Minister, contrary to the wishes of the majority of the British people, is about to sign us up to a Federal States of Europe. That will mean the end of Britain as an independent country. Now that should be enough for any citizen that cares about his country.

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EXACTLY.

that and it`s completely corrupt.

Answer 14

It is a well-known fact that the English don't like being in any club, unless they are running it.  That is why Empire good, Commonwealth bad, UK good, EU bad.

As a Scot, I am all for the EU.

Answer 15

It's no so much the regulations but the way they run the EU.

They decide to spend money with no thought about where it is coming from.

They think that one size fit's all in terms of Interest rates - even WITHIN the Uk the north south divide suggests otherwise.

They won't audit their own accounts in a manner expected of the companies they regulate - ie double entry.

They insisted on a stability pact as part of the Euro currency project, but then fail to act when one of the member countries misses its targets.

Tell me I'm wrong.

Answer 16

Working Time Directive.  Not permitted to work more than 35 hours per week.  You can opt out but employers usually cause problems if you try.

Answer 17

Personally I am not anti EU.

Although we ridicule regulations about bananas anyone taking the time to have an intelligent and balanced look at what the EU has done will see that it has done a lot to benefit the individual and consumer in Britian.

Examples such as controlling uncompetitive profiteering by mobile telephone companies, anti competitive practices by car manufacturers that stopped us buying cheaper cars abroad or car dealer rules that said the car had to be serviced by them (block exemption) to have a full service history, generally challenging anti competitive practices making it easier for Brits to buy things from abroad, Pan European timeshare laws that give redress and protection to people conned and scammed on holiday, freeing up duty free regulations that enabled Brits to bring in thousands of cigs and bucket loads of booze from cheaper EU countries, relaxing travel regulations between EU countries making it easier for us to live in and buy properties in EU countries, contributing to countless redevelopment projects all over the nation, the list goes on.

Another problem is lack of knowledge/education.

The finger gets pointed accusingly at the EU for things it has nothing to do with such as metrification which is applied under British law and not under EU regulations or imposition.

Answer 18

an individual can leave europe anytime he likes, he does not have to belong to any big pol parties, but because the police and judges are in europes pocket, any attempt to leave is met by europes pocket pets, who act as a foreign army denying the right of the one who wishes to leave, add to this secret forces using fear tatics against them overwhelming them with threats.me being an expert on such can assure you of such.

Answer 19

There is nothing wrong with the Brits and the connection to the EU...I am not sure where the Americans get this from...maybe because they want a NAU...that Canada does not want...but they thing the NAFTA (free trade) is a union....shows their level of education....

Answer 20

Its impact on how our nation is managed.  It's faceless, bureaucratic, undemocratic approach . Its relentless drive to enslave us in a chilling agenda of hellish control.   It tramples over the wishes of the many and is fast becoming a monster. It changes our customs our laws and our rights which it consumes and replaces  with an Orwellian nightmare.   There are surely better ways in which the world can be brought together.  You can look for many examples.  Not  hard to see in the paradoxes of lies and truth.

Answer 21

The problem is that our EU regulation police take their job too seriously.The French ingore most of the stupid regulations.EU stupid regulations cost industry  millions of pounds in particular Health and Safety regulations.Apart from that we would rather have a pound in our pocket than a Euro.