UK Continued EU membership - yay or nay?

[Second Summer]

The UK has been a member state of the EU since 1973. Is it time to leave?

If you don't know yet, you might think you can form an opinion based on who currently supports the various options. So it's the UKIPers and the conservative part of the Conservative party who wants to leave? Easy! I'm super-liberal, so that means I must want the UK to stay. Right?

Then consider this: Back in '94 when I took part in the referendum in Norway, the parties and organisations that were opposed to membership then were mostly those on the left, some centrists as well as the largest labour union, farmers, fishermen and environment organisations. It was the political and financial elites who wanted to join the union.

The way I see it, the EU in general is pushing a libertarian free-market agenda to the detriment of people, workers' rights, and the environment. The Euro zone has been a catastrophe for some of the weaker economies involved. It doesn't have to be like this. Another future is possible. Leaving the union means the UK can decide its own future.

Who's with me?!

 

[Blobbenstein]

Who's with me?!

sort of.

The way I see it, the EU in general is pushing a libertarian free-market agenda to the detriment of people, workers' rights, and the environment.

I'm sure Cameron's lot would make the UK like this if we left anyway.

 

[Second Summer]

I'm sure Cameron's lot would make the UK like this if we left anyway.

Certainly, but leaving the union is in any case the first step towards the other, better future.

 

[Blobbenstein]

first step towards the other, better future.

humanity is like a ratchet system to the end of the world.

No one is really in control.

 

[Andy_T]

Considering who are the people pushing for exiting the EU, I am not sure whether it would be a step in the right direction...

 

[Moll Flanders]

I think we should stay part of the EU but I think probably some reform might be in order? To be honest I probably should pay more attention to the news more when they talk about the EU but I tend to doze off as it isn't the most exciting subject.

Being part of the EU is generally positive as far as I can see and it makes me wonder why so many people in the UK seem to find it so problematic and want us to leave. I have the same thoughts when I hear people talking so passionately about their negative feelings about the amount of immigrants we have coming here.