Your views on the UK's membership of the EU

[XmisterIS]

I used to be very much in support of our membership of the EU, but the way things are at the moment, I am becoming increasingly cynical!

My reasoning is:

a) In regard of the Euro crisis, the Europeans have shown just how good they are at dithering and how bad they are at making decisions.

b) Brussels seems to be becoming more and more dictatorial; passing EU-wide laws and directives that the people of the member countries seem to have no say in whatsoever.

c) Greece et. al. should never have been allowed into the Euro in the first place. I reckon it was a purely political decision to let them in.

Now, if they can sort out the Euro and completely re-vamp the way the EU Parliament works, I'm all for it!

I know a good few Germans and I have spent a fair amount of time in Germany, and it seems that right now the German people are incredibly pissed off with the EU, they feel they have no voice whatsoever, and when it comes to Greece, I think it's fair to say that they want almost want blood!

 

[accountantpete]

I voted for the EEC - sorry!

 

[oldfatfool]

We should be either in it or out of it, Personally I would have been happier to have no part of the EU, it seems we do pay more than we get out and lose more rights than most (especially as we sometimes appear to be the only member who jumps and obeys all directives to the letter without question) HOWEVER we did join the EU so I believe we should have entered the EURO at what was at the time a very prefferential rate, and therefore been on an equal playing field vis a vis import/ export.

 

[Flying Dodo]

I voted for the EEC - sorry!

Although it could be argued that the EU we have now is not the EEC you voted for.................

 

[ASC1951]

I suggest you move this to Current Affairs, where the usual suspects can post their standard observations.

 

[diapason]

Out, Out, Out! The last person to try to unify Europe was one A. Hitler.

 

[albion]

A failure of Europe is a failure of us and our politicians.The argument as to whether it is good or bad simply describes their quality.

 

[diapason]

One size cannot fit all. The present financial crisis is evidence of this. By all means have a trading group of independent countries - which is what we originally signed up for in the EEC. The Federal Republic of Europe is a no no, both in practical terms and in political desirability. The sooner our politicians realise that this is what most of the country want (and therefore what they, as our representatives should do) the better for all concerned.

 

[yello]

Greece et. al. should never have been allowed into the Euro in the first place. I reckon it was a purely political decision to let them in.

No kidding. As opposed to what? A roll of the dice? A game of stone paper scissors?

 

[Intelligenthamster]

My views on this subject are not printable...

 

[Fab Foodie]

Although it could be argued that the EU we have now is not the EEC you voted for.................

That would be my view, the EEC as sold seemed a good idea, but a Euro-currency and greater federalisation seems fundementally flawed and IMO always was.

 

[Noodley]

Scotland in Europe.

Not in a football sense...but we would be an addition to counter 'fragmented' national identities.

 

[XmisterIS]

No kidding. As opposed to what? A roll of the dice? A game of stone paper scissors?

Lol! As opposed to a financial decision!

Yes, let's move this thread to Current Affairs and I'll see if they'll let me in! Lol!

(Admin ... ?)

 

[Stephenite]

The larger the state, the more corrupt the state.

 

[XmisterIS]

The larger the state, the more corrupt the state.

That is a good point. And I particularly dislike the way that the countries in the EU are referred to as Member "States". We are not merely states akin to those of the USA, we are Sovereign Nations.