I don't think my comment implied anything nefarious about EU influence in the UK. Why would you think so?

I'm saying that the EU uses law making as in EU law making as both a political tool and a diplomatic tool which is, well, undeniable. You just have to take a quick glance at think like the EU green taxonomy or the CSRD to understand how it works.

> Very simply, maintaining two production lines or trying to engage in pointless differentiation from the standards of your largest export market is costly and potentially futile.

See, that's what I'm talking about. That's using law making as a diplomatic power.