Brexit Metaphor No 134
The Brexit process is like squeezing toothpaste out of a tube. Toothpaste flows one way only: if it has come out, it can never go back in again. If Britain leaves the EU on March 29, it will never be able to re-join the EU again.
No other EU member state fits the toothpaste metaphor better than Britain. That's because no other EU member state has obtained so many opt-outs from common EU policies over the decades:
1) Opt-out from the Schengen borderless travel zone;
2) Opt-out from the obligation to adopt the euro;
3) Opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
4) Opt-out from various policies in the field of justice, security and defence;
5) An annual UK rebate from the EU budget of around £5 billion pounds.
What happens to the toothpaste that has come out of the tube is a separate question. In most cases it is spat out and washed down the sink.
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| Toothpaste (Source: Wikipedia) |
Notes:
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