"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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tim... wrote:
We joined the EU of our own free will. Agreed to all the rules and
regulations, or negotiated an opt out if not to our taste.

and we have given our notice to leave as required by the rules

and the EU are now trying to re-write these leaving rules to suit
themselves.

Really? How come? May etc doesn't want to simply leave the EU. She wants
to set up a new trade etc deal at the same time.

she wants to agree trading details I agree

but that is to be expected and is not the same thing as a trade deal

the trade deal is a nice to have, but an agreement of trading terms is a
must have - for both sides, and yet the EU seem to think that they can
dispense with it.

Surely even you have noticed this? The rules for leaving the EU don't
cover this. They cover leaving only.

and they require the parties to sit down and agree terms for separation

Any attempt to set up a new deal
comes after that.

Except that the UK have been offering the EU the carrot that we will be more
amenable to they demands for a divorce payment if they offer us a free trade
deal than if they don't

but they seem to think that they should be entitled to the carrot
regardless.

This was said by the EU from the off. But that hasn't stopped May etc
trying to impose her own 'rules' on the EU.

I don't believe that she has imposed any rules (she might have tried, but
hasn't succeeded)