Should the United Kingdom Pull its self out of the EU?

Question

The British Tax Payers, pay £4 billion every year for the EU, do you think its about time we stop paying?

we pay just over £32 million for the Monarchy which 79% of the population want to keep, so why on earth are we paying billions more for the unwanted european union?

Answer 1

Yes, we should pull out. If we go any further, won't we loose all of our countries individuality? Like our money, would we have to convert to Euro's?, like France, from Francs to Euro's.
There must be something that can be done with £4 billion - the Nhs, schools, for example....

Answer 2

We pay £4 billion, but we receive from the EU considerably more. And if you factor in the EU's saving of Ireland from war and poverty, the EU is a good bargain for us. But the money isn't the issue; that is a canard. The issue is that we fought for peace in Europe and that blood spilt would be betrayed if we backed out of the EU. We should actually take a more positive role in the EU and stop whinging like a bunch of miserablists.

Answer 3

I am Irish and therefore have no right to comment on something that is a matter for the British people but honestly there are times when I wish you would leave .Have you any idea how sick and tired the rest of Europe are listening to you complain about your membership, judging by one or two replies you got there are some who known the economic value of your membership and just how disastrous it would be to leave ,so forget about your £4 billion its just a drop in the ocean in comparison to what it would cost you ,and think of the humiliation having to beg to get back in

Answer 4

there is alot of political and economic advantage to being a member of the EU. currently the UK does what it can to harvest that with out getting too involved. although by nature the UK is a part of europe, the brits have always seen themselves as being different. but the world is a much smaller place now... so really the brits should just grow up and accept their responsibility to the community in which they live, instead of insisting that they are an other american state. at the moment the UK is a traitor.

Answer 5

The EU stops us from fighting with each other, it allows us to challenge UK law, shape and change it.

4bn sounds too much though...how many hospitals would that run...how many nurses would it pay?

I do think the monarchy get too much as well. I think they should be given a lmited budget a year with which to run their household or expenses...any other money they need can be raised by themselves.

There is a historical precendent for this. Oliver Cromwell when Lord Protector (although not a monarch) was given £30, 000 a year to run his two palaces, house and look after ambassdors and diplomats, run a council, ceremonial functions etc...he managed. He only needed to raise money if he needed to go to war. Any spare money, he would use as gifts or patronage, or give to charity.

I think that is the way forward for the Royal family

Answer 6

Before I comment I would like to add that I'm a Royalist and proud to be British ... Okay, we live in a global society and trade with the world as such. The majority of our exports are sold in the EU (not the USA as people think). As for the Euro... On Black Wednesday, the money markets proved that they could devalue a currency in hours. Currency such as the Dollar and the Euro are more difficult to devalue... The Pound, as much as we love it, is very dependent upon the money markets and our exports... leave the EU and we no longer are part of a gentlemans club that allows sales to them WITHOUT excise duties.... Why are Japanese cars expensive... because we have to pay additional import duties on the cars bought into Europe... Citroens/Peugoet... no import duties... Could you imagine trying to sell Beef to France if we were outside of the EU... Not a chance! So, less sales to Europe, the Pound is less of an investment, the pound drops in value... more expensive to travel abroad, more expensive to import etc... Like shops... Who is winning in the high street? the small corner shop or the large supermarkets.... If we leave the EU, we will become a small cornershop... the members of the EU.. part of the large supermarket. The EU has also given us a number of things that people seem to forget... Guaranteed 20 PAID holidays per year, longer paid maternity, a working hours limit, Health & Safety Law, including COSHH regs. We have freedom of movement i.e.No Visa's required to travel to the majority of Europe (in the 1970's you needed a visa to travel to the Brits favourite holiday place - Spain!). Just to name a few advantages... The EU is unwanted?

Answer 7

Not necessarily completely out but the U K desperately needs to change the present situation by a radical and far reaching re- negotiation of the Poisonous and Damaging situation that we are in at the present moment ,-- But to do that we would need a Government that truly supports the United Kingdom instead of selling it down the river to the Evil Bureaucrats in Brussels , who are dedicated to destroying the United Kingdom

Answer 8

The number of people opposing a federal Europe are growing - and they aren't all 'whinging' British. Growing numbers of French, German, Spanish etc are beginning to see the light of truth through the cloak of secrecy that the Eurocrats have flung around their dealings.

Anything built on lies, deceit, greed and secrecy will not flourish.

Answer 9

So where's the £4 billion figure from? That's our VAT surcharge. (And exists mainly because Maggie Thatcher increased VAT from 10% to 17.5%) We get most of it back in one form or another. If we pulled out of the EC, we could be a banana republic (or should that be banana monarchy). Or we'd have to join another trading group. The EC's cheap compared to what the USA would suck out of us. I hear Russia's looking for a new empire.

Answer 10

If we pull out of the EU, just think what this country could do with £4 billion, does not bear thinking about!!!!!!!