UK Brexit, questions from an American

[Ben Davis]

Dyre I thought you were somewhat lefty. Well, then why are you taking the word of the Tory far right, who'd go the opposite way on everything financial & economic than you would?

Originally, the left-wing of UK politics were opposed to the EU as it was effectively a mechanism by which companies could move money and resources in order to reduce their tax burdens and operating costs thus anti-socialist. They were right for a while but then the EU started realising that they actually need tax revenues in order to operate so they drew up legislation to limit that freedom and protect workers. Some hardcore leftists still hold the outdated view, based on the free-trade model but they're ignoring the reins placed around the necks of corporations. In my view, the reins aren't big enough but the only way to change that is from within.