Would any true Brit, ever in their lifetime, vote to have the skanky euro as our currency?

Answer 1

No, never.

The pound is important not just because of national pride, although that is important. I'd much rather walk around with a Bank of England fiver in my wallet than a five Euro note with a picture of some foreigner on it. In this country people love to be independent, and losing the pound would feel like we were handing away a part of this country and being absorbed by a European nation state, and most people would despair to see that happen.
Of course, the fact is we would be handing away a large part of our independence, but a much more important part than having that filthy foreign money in your wallet. That doesn't matter so much, it's like choosing between Heinz and HP sauce.
By adopting the Euro we would be handing away the power to control our own currency and economy; those powers would be handed over to Brussels. We would find that no longer were the British people and Britain's economic situation important enough for the European Central Bank to take any notice of them, as they have a whole bloody continent to worry about (also they hate us, especially the French).
We are much better with our own currency so that we, the British people, have complete power over our economy, and it can be adjusted so it fits specifically with the needs of Britain, not the whole of sodding Europe.
Isn't that democracy as well. If we aren't happy we can always elect a new government to sort things out, as it is now. Being part of the EU what Britain wants is much less important, if important at all. This works for all aspects of the EU, not just the Euro issue, and is one of the main reasons why the EU is such a terrible idea.

The Euro isn't needed for us, being one of the richest countries in the world and having one of the strongest currencies. Our joining the Euro would benefit Europe much more than it would benefit us. More likely it would disadvantage us anyway, as almost every country in Europe has a weaker economy than us, and some are much much poorer, like in the east. While the Euro would benefit from the strength of the pound, do you think we would benefit from having the same currency as some of the poorest places in Europe.
Also by changing to the Euro we would effectively be devaluing our currency.
Unless you think not having to change money at a bank before you hop over the channel a life and death issue, can you really see any advantages for the British people?

The reason labour wants the Euro is that it is a vital step towards us becoming part of a European Sovereign State, and none of us want to hand away all our independence, save Tony and his mates.
Good economic management requires coordination between monetary and fiscal management, and some European ministers have already called for common taxes. Best to stop it now, while we have the chance, because you can bet your life the Euro won't be the end of the matter.

Churchill said: "We have our own dream and our own task. We are with Europe, but not of it. We are linked but not combined. We are interested and associated but not absorbed"

That speaks true, we do not want to be absorbed by Europe, for Britain our independence is one of the most important things we have.

Answer 2

Difficult choice this. We holiday in the euro zone twice a year and the commision can be a bummer. However we noticed the prices in mainland Spain rocketed when they converted to the euro, similar to February 15th 1971 when we went decimal. I know people blamed the oil crisis but it was pretty obvious prices were hiked. I like the euro as a currency but I also like independence from Europe, too many intrusive laws etc. That said, euro interest rates are lower than UK. So, not sure!

Answer 3

The way the EURO is currently being managed, Britishers would have to be bonkers to adopt it. It would be a good idea if they increased the inflation target and dumped the stability and growth pact. All large and diverse currency zones need an IS (fiscal) stabiliser to fine tune for individual regions. The EU as a whole needs serious reform before a sensible country, like the UK, would consider giving up sovereignty to those stupid and selfish French people.

Answer 4

I think the pound over the euro. We will never be fully part of Europe as all of the European countries, including England, have too many in dependant laws, rules, expectations and traits. That strip of water between us and the main land is there for a reason. I think that we should stay in dependant. If you are going to introduce a European currency why not introduce a global/universal currency and why don't we introduce a global/universal language? Coz we all want to have our own individuality as nations. So keep the pound too.

Answer 5

I would.
A country's distinctness is not diminished by having a single currency - Scotland and England both have the pound but are each distinct and to a degree autonomous.
If we joined the Euro, we'd still have the strongest currency in the world (because it is currently second) and it would only be improved by our involvement. Two heads are better than one.
It would also improve trade between us and the rest of Europe by removing the difficulties with conversion of currencies.
I think people are actually being sheep by not accepting the Euro; just following the view given to them by their trashy newspaper.

Answer 6

I highly doubt this. Many of the financial markets are already in London, and quoted in GBP -- so if Britain adopted the Euro they would lose the ability to set their own monetary policy and would see no benefit (as they don't have to currently exchange their currency for market participation).

Answer 7

shanky ? I take it thats slang to describe an ill view of the euro ?

Anyway no. European Single Currency doesn't make sense to me.

Vastly different economies all over Europe. Different countries.. not States. There is no permanent convergence of economies.

1 interest rate for all economies... bit restrictive aint it ? Say UK is in a boom period and needs high rates, whilst other countries are in a slump.... or a UK slump and need lower interest rates whilst Euro bank sets them too high for us to recover economy.

And different governments can come to power in each... paying little head the their previous goverments commitments to spending/borrowing..... which could easily affect the strength of the Euro.

Single currency is madness without a federal state... and I don't want a United States of Europe run by an unaccountable group of foreigners.

Answer 8

It would depend if it was in our best interests or not, so I will wait to reserve judgement.

What make me laugh about questions like this, is that we've only had our currency for about 35 years! People go on and on about 'saving the pound' but the pound as it is currently known has only been in use since 1971.

Answer 9

That is not really the issue, don't be fooled by the 'marketing' hype. The Euro is not being introduced because it is better, it is being introduced because it is a way of centalising power. When will people wake up to this?! It has nothing to do with less hassle when going away on holiday. Please vist the below link to see what is happening to our world. Wake up people before it is to late!!

Answer 10

i imagine a British man or woman will win in our lifetime, supply Andy Murray some time to mature and are available into his own, i imagine he will have a superb shot at prevailing interior the subsequent couple of years... It is basically not this year, Tim Henman basically were given bounced.