Europe

[KaiserWilly]

I am going to break Herman Van Rompuy's heart, but clearly OUT.

[NotAllThere]

I think we should all learn how to spell Europe.

Fixed that.

[Mich the Tester]

Fixed that.

I preferred the OP's spelling, Eurpoe. Sounds a bit like 'Urgh Poo!', which sums up the Daily Wail's attitude to le continent.

[Lockhouse]

I'm a paid up member of UKIP. Out of Europe now. It's not about trade, it's about sovereignty and freedom.

[d000hg]

So this is the single point on which Cameron hopes to win the election?

[Mich the Tester]

I'm a paid up member of UKIP. Out of Europe now. It's not about trade, it's about sovereignty and freedom.

What if Cameron renegotiates and the EU does indeed offer a deal based mainly on free trade without the interfering?

[DodgyAgent]

Fixed that.

Thanks, we wouldn't want an agent to come across as an illiterate imbecile would we?

[DodgyAgent]

What if Cameron renegotiates and the EU does indeed offer a deal based mainly on free trade without the interfering?

They wont.

The in out question is a good one even though most people have not got the faintest idea of what the EU is about. What it will do is create a mandate. If people say out then so be it, end of argument, we as a country live with the consequences. If they say stay in then it will mean that the Eurosceptics will have to shut up and make things work within the EU (they will no longer be able to claim that they have a majority backing). It will also mean that the govt will be doing its best to influence the EU to benefit Britain.

[VectraMan]

I'm a paid up member of UKIP. Out of Europe now. It's not about trade, it's about sovereignty and freedom.

I'd love to know what the nutters think all these powers that the EU have over us actually are. We constantly hear about EU interference and powers being moved to Brussels, but what does that actually mean? What exactly has the EU made you do today that you didn't want to do?

[Mich the Tester]

They wont.

The in out question is a good one even though most people have not got the faintest idea of what the EU is about. What it will do is create a mandate. If people say out then so be it, end of argument, we as a country live with the consequences. If they say stay in then it will mean that the Eurosceptics will have to shut up and make things work within the EU (they will no longer be able to claim that they have a majority backing). It will also mean that the govt will be doing its best to influence the EU to benefit Britain.

I think Cameron might have set the ball rolling for a discussion that needs to happen over here in Euroland too. Britain's not the only country where there is discontent about the EU and the direction it's going. Cameron rightly pointed out that all over Europe there's discontent about the EU, but unfortunately many 'leaders' have stuck their heads in the sand and ignored their people, sticking to the 'ever closer union' as a fait accompli. I think most people in NL really want the free trade in Europe, and that probably applies to businesses anywhere in Europe. I hope that the result of this speech by Cameron is that the taboo is broken, because I think we need a real free trade area in Europe, but we don't need big meddling institutions. In other words, I think this might finally be the moment for Europe's leaders to come to their senses and re-exammine the whole thing.