How many other brits actualy want to be part of europe? Hong kong/dubia ect all do ok on there own!?

Answer 1

there is a website
www.speakout.co.uk
all about getting back the uk from the eu
everyone sign up
today britain no longer controls its own law making trade public spending regions fishing farming & now mps have given to eu control of our borders allowing unlimited immigration from eastern europe...sign up now people if u want ur country back!!

Answer 2

Hong Kong is ruled by and is a part of China now. Dubai is an oil rich state ruled by a monarch and it has a relatively small population in comparison to it's wealth. I certainly want the UK to stay in the EU as that is the only way forward. As a trading block of some 560 million we can all profit. As a nation of 60 million outside the EU who would our trading partners be. We let down and upset the Commonwealth countries when we joined Europe and they are not going to rush to trade with us. The EU has tariffs in place that ensure that non-member states cannot trade freely.
The only problem it would solve is the immigration problem as even illegal immigrants would not wish to live in a UK that was outside the EU. Neither would the many legal immigrants who, at the moment, do a marvellous job in the NHS and elsewhere.

Answer 3

Norway has never joined the EU and yet enjoys a thriving economy and trades extensively with its' European neighbours.

The original Common Market was fine; a trading area where trade barriers were cut to a minimum. The EU has become too omnipotent and imposes laws which we, the Brits, tend to obey and adhere to consistently, while other countries simply ignore them. If the original concept, i.e. a trading block, had been extended then the EU and the huge cost of supporting its' bureaucrats would have been unnecessary.

Answer 4

I want the UK to be a part of Europe. I'd like to see the UK move away from their spurious one-way only special relationship with the US and focus more on developing positive relationships with other European nations.

I don't think we should opt into the Euro, nor do I want us to have a United States of Europe (I've experienced federalism in the USA and it's not my governmental system of choice), but I do believe we could foster extremely productive relationships with some of our nearer neighbours.

Answer 5

We should all be left alone as an individual nation to do what we want. Clubbing together with Europe has made our immigration problem worse, thus making crime worse, & threatening our whole social structure. Our benefits system has made it too attractive for people from other countries to stay here, & harder to get rid of. Blair has a lot to answer for.

Answer 6

Lurkinggherkin's...? what are you on about, did he/she say anything about immigration..? NO..so the only one who sounds hysterical is you, And I can only think of two news papers that are for the EU. one other thing if as you lot all say we have an ageing population how come we also have the highest teenage pregnancy rates in your wonderful Europe..?

BOB KER...the only way forward "eh" ha.ha.ha.ha. weak people like you SOLD out the commonwealth countries and your own people in the 1973 referendum with the C.I.A. funded yes campaign. Have you ever heard of democracy & free trade it's a wonderful thing,

Answer 7

I do.

Lowbrow newspapers like the Daily Mail are fond of stirring up hysteria over immigration.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396825&in_page_id=1770

But the fact is that there is actually a shortage of labour in the UK at present, and we need EU migrant workers to stimulate growth in our economy.

I have personally known a number of immigrants from eastern european countries and they have always been pleasant people to know with good manners. They are not animals or criminals anymore than we are.

Before all you small-minded Alf Garnet clones out there rush to give me the thumbs-down, please read the following links:

http://www.cestaffing.co.uk/the_herald_july_2005.pdf
http://www.management-issues.com/display_page.asp?section=research&id=1150
http://216.128.17.82/display_page.asp?section=research&id=1084

Nephilim: No need to get into a flap! My immigration response was mainly directed at b.demus who posted above me, as any astute observer could easily surmise, I think. As for which of us sounds more hysterical, well that will be for others to judge.

Highest teen pregnancy rates? How does that translate into an impending population explosion? I think you need to examine the figures for mother's ages at birth as published by the UK National Statistics Office:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/xsdataset.asp?More=Y&vlnk=4274&All=Y&B2.x=78&B2.y=12

Now, if you look at the figures, you'll see that even if you consider all births by mothers aged 19 or under as 'teen pregnancies' these births only account for 7% of the total births in the last year for which figures are listed, 2004. Even more interesting is that, despite the media hype, there were a mere 209 babies born to mothers of 15 years or under, out of 638,721 births that year. Also interesting to note is that the number of births to mothers aged 15 or under has been falling year on year since 2001.

Somehow I don't think your teen pregnancy explosion is going to cover the impending labour shortage.....

Oh, and who do you mean by 'you lot'? What 'lot' do you presume I am a part of?

Answer 8

I suggest you examine why those locations do ok and ask if the same applies to the Brits.

Answer 9

You make a very good point my friend. But I personally think all the European countries need to stick together for mutual defence .

Answer 10

We didnt want to join europe, what have europe done for us, NOTHING, now that we are, have you seen our wages increase to be inline with what the rest of europe, NO.