Why Brexit?

I've yet to see a single EU regulation that I object to - most have been quite basic (still good to have), and some have been really impressive.

For example, employee related rights:

• 4 weeks paid holidays per year.
• 20-minute paid rest breaks for 6-hour work shifts.
• Limits on night/dangerous work.
• 48-hour working week limit (unless the worker consents).
• 4 months of unpaid leave for parents.

My personal favourite is the GDPR - this gives you better control over your data. It was based on the UK Data Protection Act (1998), and it has been improved considerably. Such as mandatory reporting of data breaches, and audits if concerns are raised about how a company processes your data (e.g. bad storage of passwords).

On leaving the EU, we will still have to abide with these regulations (assuming we want to trade with the EU), but we will no longer have any input on them.

And just for reference, Regulations have binding legal force throughout every Member State and enter into force on a set date in all the Member States. Directives lay down certain results that must be achieved, but each Member State is free to decide how to transpose directives into national laws (source).

More info:

• The UK votes against EU laws (approx 2% since 1999, but check details).
• The UK's exit and partnership with the EU (the Brexit White Paper, see section 2).