Brexit Discussion Thread VI

I don't understand the UK's whole fascination with unilateral amendments to agreements.

The whole idea of not being unilateral change mechanisms in such amendments are so one side cannot put the fast one over the other and basically one day decide it doesn't want to abide by the things it agreed to. This doesn't protect just one side, it protects both sides from pulling fast ones on the other side.

When there is a unilateral exit mechanism it basically means that the agreement isn't worth a thing because it means any party can turn around and rip it up at any point.

The irony is if the EU wanted to unilaterally change something the UK would cry blue murder to that. The UK just isn't used to being an equal signatory to an agreement, it always believes it should have the upper hand.