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Re:'Single currency experiment has been a disaster' admits e... by tonyedgecombe on Saturday August 27, 2016 @01:39PM (#12373317)
Is there evidence the EU has been expanding it's activities? Has it been creating more or less laws? Beyond the accession of new members. I'm asking because I really don't know the facts although I do know what some people who have me believe.
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Re:'Single currency experiment has been a disaster' admits e... by gaius on Saturday August 27, 2016 @02:45PM (#12373593)
The treaty text the UK failed to get removed that basically forced the referendum to happen was the bit about the goal of the EU being "ever closer union".
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Re:'Single currency experiment has been a disaster' admits e... by tonyedgecombe on Saturday August 27, 2016 @04:43PM (#12374080)
The referendum came about because of agitation from UKIP and the right of the Tory party, Cameron's rather lame attempt at renegotiation came after the referendum was called.

But despite all that and the words in the treaty I am still not sure if the EU has expanded it's activities, has there been "more EU"?

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