Frustration over EU regs like how to serve olive oil in restaurants contributed to #BREXIT https://t.co/G1BWOBTB7E https://t.co/V6HLFwAoXg
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) June 28, 2016
Forget immigration assimilation issues, terrorism, financial woes, what and how people ate became a regulatory priority. Sound familiar?
A handful of overly nitpicky proposals illustrate a microcosm of broader frustration.
In 2013, the EU pissed off the entire union over a proposal that would’ve banned those little refillable jars of olive oil kept on restaurant tables for delicious bread-dipping in favor of sealable jars.
...The EU has kept new eco-restrictions for high-powered appliances like hair dryers, tea kettles, and toasters close-chested until after the Brexit referendum vote, for fear the new regulations would be perceived as targeting Britain’s favorite breakfast — tea and toast. Doesn’t matter so much now but still, toasters and kettles?
Ed Feulner writes about #Brexit's aftermath https://t.co/teTWp1XMhZ pic.twitter.com/bBbst6R5fb
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) June 28, 2016
