I Wonder If This Will Change Some Minds Regarding Staying In The Eu?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3617845/Employers-forbid-headscarf-general-ban-place-EU-court-adviser.html

I wonder if this will change some minds regarding staying in the EU?

[mikey4444]

Islay....but I have, even before Khandros post !

[dannyk13]

Mikey
///I can't see the connection between wearing headscarves and being in the EU///
The point is a European court ruling on what we are allowed to ban or not ban in the workplace.

[mikey4444]

My point is Danny, that whether we vote to STAY or LEAVE, is a complicated issue and has many different facets.

I am responding to AOG's question about whether it will change someone's mind, or not, and I am suggesting that in the scale of things, it really pales into insignificance compared to really life-changing issues.

[dannyk13]

So you consider it an insignificance that our laws are made in Brussels?

[anotheoldgit]

Bazile

Just a tongue in the cheek comment, nothing more serious.

[anotheoldgit]

dannyk13

/// So you consider it an insignificance that our laws are made in Brussels? ///

He wouldn't mind them being made in Moscow, Beijing or Pyongyang.

[sp1814]

For anyone who would like information on the amount of UK laws that are influenced by Brussels, this makes interesting reading:

https://fullfact.org/europe/uk-law-what-proportion-influenced-eu/

[Old_Geezer]

Is a hijab a religious symbol ? I thought it was a headscarf. Since it doesn't hide a person's identity I don't think it should be banned but I'm willing to consider arguments for the contrary.

[Old_Geezer]

Appreciate some occupations may have safety rules which would take priority if valid.

[marval]

Too late I have already voted, but it wouldn't have changed my mind.

[mikey4444]

Thanks SP, at 16:30....very illuminating link.

[Old_Geezer]

It'd be interesting to see the proportion that were initiated by the EU.

[naomi24]

OG, apparently the government doesn't know...

http://www.betteroffout.net/government-confirms-that-it-has-no-idea-how-much-legislation-comes-from-the-eu/

... although I read a few days ago that this country has objected to around 75% of the laws implemented by the EU. Still, we agree with 25%, so that's alright.

[Svejk]

I do wish people would stop posting nonsense from Full Fact.
It was set up by 2 chancers who wanted to get their sticky fingers on some of the EU bribe money 'sloshing about'.
It's extremely left wing and totally biased in favour of the EU.

[naomi24]

That's why Mikey thinks it's illuminating. It agrees with him. ;o)

[Svejk]

They were refused charitable status several times, Naomi.
Until certain people realised how useful it could be.