fluffy-luffy:

fimbulvetr-now:

has this been done yet

I’m so confused. How is them becoming an independent country not liberty?

Well for a start, the EU provides protection for workers’ rights, which will probably be a target as UK companies seek to recover from the markets’ instability. (source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-workers-rights-paid-holiday-brexit-labour-angela-eagle-a6901146.html )

There could also be less freedom of movement. UK citizens could then have to get visas whenever they want to work elsewhere in the EU. This is currently not the case. Also, UK citizens currently working in the EU would have to either quit and go home or try to get a visa. Lastly, a lot of companies have offices in the UK and are already making plans to relocate back into the EU. Examples include Goldman Sachs, Vodafone (their HQ, anyway), and Morgan Stanley. That means thousands of jobs gone. All of this adds up to a lack of opportunity. Less opportunity means more poverty, and poverty has rarely equaled greater freedom.

My phone is dying so I won’t go further, but suffice to say when you have to lie as much as the Leave campaign has had to, the foundation is probably shakey at best.