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yellowcanine

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9. The UK has always been a bit of a special case.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 04:16 PM

Jun 2016

They kept their own currency instead of adopting the Euro. And in fact they were rather late to the game, declining to sign the Treaty of Rome in 1957 but then ironically the UK tried to get into the European Economic Community twice but was vetoed by the French - mostly because of Charles de Gaulle. The UK was finally admitted in 1973 after Charles de Gaulle was out of the picture. De Gaulle thought the UK was too insular to be part of the EU. Maybe he was correct after all.

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Are there other dominoes ready to fall? [View all] KamaAina Jun 2016 OP

Every EU nation has an exit movement. Some stronger than others Scootaloo Jun 2016 #1

So who might be next? KamaAina Jun 2016 #3

undoubtedly.....the genie is out of the bottle. virtualobserver Jun 2016 #2

Apparently, yes. Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #4

These are the countries currently considering it.. bunnies Jun 2016 #5

Thanks. 840high Jun 2016 #6

European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote pampango Jun 2016 #7

The Scots want out of the UK. DCBob Jun 2016 #8

The UK has always been a bit of a special case. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #9