Part 11/13:
Reflecting on Brexit, the speaker criticizes the EU’s undemocratic tendencies, excessive regulation, and costly bureaucracy. The example of Ireland’s aggressive tax incentives attracting tech giants such as Apple is used to illustrate how national competition should be allowed to flourish—counter to EU efforts to suppress harmful tax competition.
The EU’s massive inefficiencies, exemplified by costly and unnecessary travel between Brussels and Strasbourg, underscore the organisation’s wastefulness. The speaker depicts the EU as a bureaucratic “useless” machine that stifles innovation and wastes taxpayers’ money, reinforcing the necessity of national sovereignty.