what would happen to britain if we pulled out of the eu should we have a referendum?

Answer 1

You have two very different questions here:
what would happen to Britain if we pulled out of the EU?
should we have a referendum on the pulling out?
As it is right now the first question is not relevant: The treaties do not allow "pulling out" any more. And if you look at the so-called solidarity principle in the treaties, you will be some what chocked about what are the alternatives.

Answer 2

Trade will always happen if the price is right, Norway rejected membership against threats of lack of trade. They are stronger economically for their refusal.

Also the UK has more trading opportunities outside of the EU, and should easily be able to alter it's tax and banking systems to create a dynamic, low tax, low burden economy that could thrive.

Unfortunately, the Bank of England controls the money supply in the UK and if the heads of the banking community did not want us to leave the EU, they would restrict the money supply to create a massive recession, perhaps even a great depression to put pressure on the politicians to get us back inside.

I would hope that in the highly unlikely event that this was a serious proposition that the bank would support the wishes of the population.

Whenever we have had a government that has become less enthusiastic about EU membership, we have had recession and that government was ridiculed and slated in the corporate media.

I would LOVE for the UK to withdraw from Europe.

Answer 3

We have been 'out of it' for hundreds of years, and we have been pretty damn successful. The EU is for power mad, totalitarian seeking, left wing, unpatriotic control freaks. You talk about having a referendum to come out of the EU. BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD A REFERENDUM TO JOIN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Forget what happened in 1973, that was only about trade, although, I agree, there were more sinister intentions.

If we pulled out, we would retain our country as a nation state, and be in full control of our own destiny; that should be enough by itself. Moreover,we could halt immigration, to give us time to sort out the current mess. We could get rid of that abomination called, "The Human Rights Act", and also, other ridiculous nannying and bossy legislation, like the various 'health and safety' edicts. Also, much much more. The point being, that you continue trading with Europe, without being controlled by Europe.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. The vast majority of us know absolutely nothing about the EU.

Also it would mess up our economy. Nobody in Europe would ever trade with us again.

(It is still possible to 'pull out'. The Constitution wasn't ratified so all a member state has to do to pull out is repeal its national legislation regarding the EU.)

And to the answerer directly below me, the vast majority of us know absolutely nothing about capital punishment either, as I expect you don't. Britain abolished capital punishment of its own accord in 1965 due to public demand because at least two innocent people had been executed during the previous decade (Timothy Evans, whose baby was most likely killed by the serial killer next door, and Derek Bentley, whose trial was unfairly conducted by Lord Goddard and resulted in a false conviction - he received a posthumous pardon about ten years ago). We abolished capital punishment long before the Sixth Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights (late 90s).

Answer 5

An end to FORCED immigration, enabling us to have a SENSIBLE asylum policy. An agricultural policy geared towards self-sufficiency, instead of waiting for handouts. A chance for the people of the UK to vote for the re-introduction of capital punishment. A massive saving on legal aid bills (the legal system is near to collapse) due to us not having "Human Rights" legislation tied round our necks.

As all three major parties will keep us in the EU, regardless of what they say, the BNP looks more attractive than it did in the 1980s', when I would have balked at the thought of them taking over. But TB is the best thing to have happened to the BNP!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

HEY! are we still going to have a referendum,or has it been pushed under the carpet,i think we should have a referendum on everything,,let the public decide on all issues.

Answer 8

i'm guessing that it would return to a visa-purely equipment. people who've lived long sufficient in the country and fulfilled the countless standards may well be waiting to stick to for pass away to proceed to be or contract visas (reckoning on the guidelines of the country) - I think of a tremendous share of ExPats may well be waiting to try this (in spite of each and every little thing, human beings nonetheless moved from the united kingdom to Spain, France, etc beforehand the ecu!!). Others might ought to return to the united kingdom - or pass someplace else if the have the necessary skills/funds. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, maximum folk of "ExPat Brits" are no longer poverty afflicted human beings! you're speaking approximately retired enterprise vendors who sell up and pass overseas for his or her place in the sunlight and individuals like that. maximum folk may well be quite able to paying lease and helping themselves on return to the united kingdom. people who weren't may well be waiting to declare applicable advantages including State Pension, Pension credit and so on. maximum folk of those human beings might have spent maximum of their working lives in the united kingdom besides and characteristic already paid plenty into the equipment, so they had only be recouping what they paid in. The yougner Brits who artwork overseas are no longer likely additionally to be detrimental and unskilled - those are frequently specialists and experienced people who've chosen to pass overseas for greater suitable opportunities/climate than they sense they are able to rejoice with in the united kingdom. in the event that they return then they are able to fill a number of those "skills gaps" which we curiously have. in spite of the fact that many, extremely fantastically experienced workers, may well be waiting to proceed to be decrease than a artwork visa. i actually do no longer see that this may well be a situation. My considerable situation relating to the ecu is havnig definitely NO administration on who comes into the united kingdom. Thats no longer because of the fact I "hate foreigners" or study the each and every day Fail, yet because of the fact I beleive that jobs, extremely unskilled ones, housing and NHS centers etc could desire to be safeguarded for those already right here. Thats the full reason we've immigration controls, is it no longer? in any different case, why no longer open the borders to the full international?

Answer 9

Is Britain in the EU????????????
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Answer 10

We would return to our own way of life, and have a say over our own laws etc.