IT`S JUST ANOTHER PINCER MOVEMENT..
A couple of reports in the last few days has given us a hint of the growing panic over the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union. First we had someone from the Obama administration warning us not to quit Europe as the USA considers the UK to have an important role and a strong influence within the EU. Then we had someone from Frau Merkel`s outfit warning us that "leaving the EU would be disastrous for the UK economy."
In reporting these dire threats, the Europhile BBC has again singularly failed to produce any `balance` by reporting any counter arguments, of which there are many. Instead, they quoted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as saying, "Whatever question you put in any eventual referendum, the underlying question is the same - does Britain want to lead in Europe and continue to lead....do we lead or hang back in some kind of subsidiary status?" He went on to say that British leadership in the EU "was an expression of self-confidence."
As for our Prime Minister, well, if he wins the next election we seem to be heading for some kind of referendum sometime after 2015, not whether we want to leave the EU or stay in, but whether we agree with the results of any `re-negotiation` of our membership, which has already been declared illegal by the same German spokesman who warned us about the consequences for our economy if we even thought about leaving.
Seems to me that there are a lot of people getting their retaliation in first. We are already being bombarded with scare stories, threats of legal action and eternal damnation, all of which suggests that the politicians are the ones who are panicking. They seem more bothered for their own reasons than for what the British people might actually want, especially as we have not had a chance to express our view on the EU issue since 1974, when it was simply a Common Market.
In the final analysis, there might well be good arguments either way about whether we should stay in or come out, but I worry that misinformation will rule the day, especially as they all seem to forget that the most important considerations for British people revolve around sovereignty and self-determination, whereas for the European elite their most important considerations are purely political. And as for Nick Clegg, well, he`s just asking the wrong questions yet again.
Now there might well be a price to be paid for hanging on to those centuries-old traditions of sovereignty and self-determination, but - and this might just be a generational thing - for me at least it will be a price worth paying.
So, don`t panic, chaps - it`s just another pincer movement from those who don`t like it up `em.
In reporting these dire threats, the Europhile BBC has again singularly failed to produce any `balance` by reporting any counter arguments, of which there are many. Instead, they quoted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as saying, "Whatever question you put in any eventual referendum, the underlying question is the same - does Britain want to lead in Europe and continue to lead....do we lead or hang back in some kind of subsidiary status?" He went on to say that British leadership in the EU "was an expression of self-confidence."
As for our Prime Minister, well, if he wins the next election we seem to be heading for some kind of referendum sometime after 2015, not whether we want to leave the EU or stay in, but whether we agree with the results of any `re-negotiation` of our membership, which has already been declared illegal by the same German spokesman who warned us about the consequences for our economy if we even thought about leaving.
Seems to me that there are a lot of people getting their retaliation in first. We are already being bombarded with scare stories, threats of legal action and eternal damnation, all of which suggests that the politicians are the ones who are panicking. They seem more bothered for their own reasons than for what the British people might actually want, especially as we have not had a chance to express our view on the EU issue since 1974, when it was simply a Common Market.
In the final analysis, there might well be good arguments either way about whether we should stay in or come out, but I worry that misinformation will rule the day, especially as they all seem to forget that the most important considerations for British people revolve around sovereignty and self-determination, whereas for the European elite their most important considerations are purely political. And as for Nick Clegg, well, he`s just asking the wrong questions yet again.
Now there might well be a price to be paid for hanging on to those centuries-old traditions of sovereignty and self-determination, but - and this might just be a generational thing - for me at least it will be a price worth paying.
So, don`t panic, chaps - it`s just another pincer movement from those who don`t like it up `em.
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