Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by
Donkeyman
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Why are we members of so many useless organisations Zaphod. ???
And we are looking forward to rejoining one of them soon ??
Just asking !!
Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
Which one are we rejoining?
The WTO arose out of GATT of which the UK was one of the founder members.
The idea was sound but times have changed and it's become (like other things) too political; it's difficult to keep politics out of even supposedly-independent organisations when so many different countries want their say in how it should work.
That's why the WTO is in trouble now.
NATO.
Oh boy, where to begin there ....... well let's be brief and just say firstly that it's never been particularly successful.
Then it too faces political problems as (again) each member country has their own agenda, and these are often at odds with each other.
Why are we members?
Because we helped to start them off.
Personally what I would hope for is that we can now encourage reform, because it is very badly needed.
Maybe it's as good a time for reform as any too.