The European referendum.
I seem to be getting a lot of posts these days as the
referendum approaches on the ‘OUT’ side of the story, and not that many on the ‘IN’
side. So, I will put my point of view, which I realize many will disagree with,
but hope that you will accept there is two sides to every story.
I am will be voting ‘IN’ on June 23rd. Do I think
that the E.U. is perfect? No, actually I don’t. There are many things that
should be changed and yes it does cost a lot to run. We cannot change anything by leaving. But NO we do not pay the £350 million or
whatever figure has been plucked out of the air by Nigel Farage on a daily
basis. This is the actual figure for the cost of being in the E.U. by the
UK. https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/
The ‘OUT’ side say that we can make Britain great again. You
really believe that do you? I mean REALLY? Yes we were Great Britain about seventy
years ago, and yes maybe Churchill was right at the time to say we should look
after ourselves first. But that was in
the past, and we are now living in a new world and a new century.
So we can look after ourselves can we? Why should the world
care about us if we leave? Why would they give a shit if we are not part of a
HUGE trading block? I am sorry friends on the ‘OUT’ side, but you are living in
cloud cookoo land, and I have not heard one ABSOLUTE cohesive argument that
will convince me that voting out will be better for the UK.
You think we will but you do not KNOW.
As for the arguments on the TV, most of it is absolute
bullshit on both sides. Yes, I know Cameron is a dickhead and so is Osborne, but
who are your champions on the ‘OUT’ side? Nigel Farage? Boris Johnson? Michael
Gove? Iain Duncan Smith? Oh please! The ‘OUT’
side seem to be the more vocal. But I have a sneaky feeling that the ‘IN’ side
are the quiet majority. We just have to make sure we vote on this.
Well that is my side, and I hope that those that bother to
read this don’t swear at me too much. Just accept that we all have our views.
