Benefits of staying in the EU

[BlasterBates]

How disingenuous of you to spin a practical suggestion from Cameron and Osborne into saying that the UK wants more integration. The Uk wants the single currency to work it doesn't mean that it wants to be part of it.

It's not me who mentioned EU integration, you can reread my comments, no mention of EU integration. You interpreted EU integration. It's Eurozone integration.

Of course there's no EU integration, but the backbenchers are jumping and down like yo-yos-

[Platypus]

Shame this thread has degenerated into slagging.

For anyone who is really interested in this topic, may I suggest
Au Revoir, Europe: What If Britain Left The EU?: Amazon.co.uk: David Charter: 9781849541213: Books

[DodgyAgent]

or this which I am currently reading

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Euro...2664068&sr=1-1

[BlasterBates]

This is an interesting analysis from the LSE, weighing up the pros and cons.

http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/ea022.pdf

[Platypus]

or this which I am currently reading

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Euro...2664068&sr=1-1

This is an interesting analysis from the LSE, weighing up the pros and cons.

http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/ea022.pdf

Thanks guys.

I'll have a read of the free PDF first, although after skimming it, it doesn't seem to address what the benefits of leaving the EU might be: i.e. access to other markets. The whole debate, for me, isn't about staying or going, it's will be be better off in or out, in the short term and then the longer term.

Thus far, I'm of the opinion we'll be worse off for a few years (<5), then better off.

EDIT: I've just bought the Bootle book too