EU’ve Gone Too Far!

It’s very hard at the moment not to be Eurosceptic, and is it any wonder, in simple terms the EU is a mess.  There is no need to spend time talking of its woes and the problems it is causing for itself and also for us in the UK, these are acknowledged.  In light of this there is a part of me, along with much of the country that would like to metaphorically stick two fingers up at the EU establishment and leave with a parting shot of, “we told you so.”

In reality we must, for our own good, refrain from taking such drastic steps.  The EU is undoubtedly eroding the UK’s sovereignty, but leaving would remove any influence we as a country have in what is a global player.  The worry the whole world has at the EU going under shows what a massive player in the global arena it is.

However, I talk of staying in, in the very loosest terms.  Staying in the EU in the same capacity of which the British people voted for back in 1975, and no more than that.  What the British people voted for back in 1975 was beneficial to Britain and beneficial to our European neighbours.  What has been implemented since then has nothing to do with benefits, it is purely ideological.

David Cameron is right when he when he says now is not a good time and he believes we are better off in Europe.  The problem is that the EU has pushed Britain to the limit and the people have had enough of it.  They have gone past the point of listening to Politicians saying we will renegotiate and get powers back, as far as they are concerned all they are seeing is the EU dictating to them even more, and therefore in retaliation they see their only option of stopping this has leaving altogether.

David Cameron needs to understand this.  He and the Conservatives must be seen to be taking a no nonsense straight talking hard line with the EU.  In effect, if it benefits us then we are interested, if it doesn’t then it is a ‘no’ and there is no negotiation on that.  Fundamentally we must be in the EU fighting to shape this influential institute to suit us, for us being outside and it wielding such global power of which we have no say in its direction is dangerous.

Had our relationship with the EU been carefully managed since 1975 then this would not have boiled over into a major problem.