Brexit Metaphor No 102.
Brexiteers are right: the EU is a cage that keeps countries inside it and unable to roam the world's oceans. But why do countries stay inside the cage? Couldn't all of them stage a referendum and leave the EU?
They could, except that they would end up swimming in an ocean full of sharks: USA, China, Russia, India. The EU cage allows the member states inside it to engage with the sharks outside without being eaten.
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| Shark cage (Source: Wikipedia) |
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