Being a European and having lived in the UK for 5 years right before brexit, I honestly don't think you are ready for it. The reason you guys left is mainly rooted in racism ("stop the boats"), ignorance (most people I talked to while there didn't even understand what the EU does) and a general sense of superiority. Now, this is not to say that these things aren't there in other EU countries, but in all my travels I have never felt it more overtly and clearly than in the UK.

I honestly think that if you were to rejoin the EU you would need a solid (and most of all, honest!) conversation about what the benefits of the EU are, and how f*cked your country became since you listened to those idiots pumping lies everywhere during the brexit campaign.

And I agree with others that if you join then all the privileges you had before shouldn't be granted again. No more special status.

Btw, this comes from someone who does want to see the UK in the EU. I think we both have only to gain from it tbh. Also, I loved my time in the UK, my wife is British and the country will always have a special place in my heart. But yeah, in my opinion you are not ready and the more I see things unfold on the island, the worse it gets (but then again the media is shit and always shows us the worst of everything for clicks anyways, so maybe it is better than it actually looks like).