Google by the EU this morning; the latest one. That is
a lot of money. This is an aspect of Brexit very little
discussed: the EU costs a lot, but it is also capable of
bringing in a lot of revenue. It is a supranational organization,
and its elected representatives do not speak as reps for
national governments, but in their own right for the
nation they are from.
Britain has/had some 70 seats in the EU. That is roughly
the number of seats from Quebec in Canada's Parliament. Such
a number can get quite a lot of work done. In contrast, Quebec's
Provincial Government has 129. It is a more humble assembly,
although both levels have a Royal stand-in as Head of State.
Nigel Farage seems the central protagonist for Brexit, but does
he realize that being repeatedly refused a seat at Westminster, and
having to make do with one on the EU, he was being kicked upstairs
by the electorate? That does look like a promotion from here. He
also famously refused joining in to give Prince Charles a standing
ovation for a speech on Climate Change to the EU. In principle, he was
right; the views expressed by the Prince should have been harmonized
with that of the UK's Parlementarians.
Water under the bridge, no doubt. But in the interest of getting Brexit
off the ground, I would see Westminster considering non-symmetrical
advances ie they legislate the border rules they want, and the EU
responds!
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