Originally Posted by
Philippus Flavius Homovallumus
My point was that it was ironic that, now that Britain is gearing up to leave the EU the EU's governing class is talking about real reform.
I take your citicism on formatting, OP has been edited.
Proposal 2 isn't the "Brexit Proposal", it's what the UK has always wanted - just trade - without the hassle. The lack of engagement like this is why people voted to leave, really, and not immigration. The British spent decades arguing for reform to the EU's governing bodies, to the CAP, and were repeatedly blocked and call "un-European" by some. Now we've had enough and are leaving.
This is also one of the points I made in favour of voting out, you may recall, where I said an "In" vote would only confirm the belief all was fine with the EU and only an "out" vote could spur real change.