Should we leave the EU?
David Cameron has set out his demands for European Union reform kicking off a new phase in the renegotiation process.
The six page letter sets out four areas in which Britain wants to reform EU rules – economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty and immigration:
- Protection of the single market for Britain and other non-euro countries
- Boosting competitiveness by setting a target for the reduction of the “burden” of red tape
- Exempting Britain from “ever-closer union” and bolstering national parliaments
- Restricting EU migrants’ access to in-work benefits such as tax credits
He vowed to throw his “heart and soul” into the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union once his reforms have been secured, warning that the nation could lose its “voice” on the world stage if it leaves.
A European Union referendum is due to take place before the end of 2017. Mr Cameron said the referendum is “perhaps the most important decision the British people will have to take at the ballot box in our lifetimes”.
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We will all leave eventually our borders and currencies will be restored and we can carry on like before the EU.
So I shall be voting OUT to save our little island from even more trashing, we've stood alone before when Europe fell, we just need a real leader now !!
Recently someone writing in the Times described it as the fourth Reich.
I could go on, but don't wish to bore you with details.
Just like any other divorce the first thing that gets forgotten are the good things we have in common. And just like a divorce the people who benefit will be the lawyers. And of course as tax payers will be be the people who pay the bills, and they will run into billions.
Lets get some of the rules changed and start to recognize the massive benefits we have in membership.
The public did not vote for the E.U but for the Common Market which was a totally different beast..
It sickens me to see billions of foreign aid going to corrupt countries when our National Health Service and education is on it knees.
Having open borders has backfired big time. Oh to be 'Great Britain' again.
Most of Europe hate us and probably most of the world do too,
We are seen as a soft touch because we have for many years had weak and spineless governments.
It costs us £15 billion annually, and we are cutting Tax Credits for the poor in order to pay the EU.
Surely our own people should come first.
Good luck with that then !!