KateA
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I'm voting to LEAVE.
LEAVE because I need my government to work harder to secure a better deal for the uk.
They have been too comfortable attending and agreeing decisions which have no foresight nor change.
When was the last time the uk benefitted by being a member? If the membership is just a club for patting each other on the back. I want more for my children than just complacency!
This is our chance to make huge change. Change which benefits uk more!
Charity begins at home.
We are neglecting our own needs in case we upset our neighbours. Yes communicate and respect your neighbour but if your looking after their affairs more than your own. It has disaster written all over it.
When the EU membership started. It's intention was mainly for trade. So the uk could trade freely.
With the www. trade would exist regardless. We have outgrown the old fashioned trading face to face. Computers have made that unnecessary. E-mails have replaced letters. Accessibility wasn't there in the 70s.
Most people/organisation is on the www. They don't need permission from the EU membership otherwise how come other companies trade freely without being a member.
With whom are your government going to secure a better deal with and how are they going to achieve that?
The last time the UK benefited from being a member of the EU, was probably today. With the 3.5 million jobs which are directly linked to the EU, the fact that 50% of our exports go to EU countries and we have good trade deals by being a member. Our environment is greatly improved by EU regulations. The EU is tacking the multi nationals on taxation, something our present government have showed no interest in. The EU has given us peace in Europe for a long time. EU law ensures equal pay for men and women and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity or sexuality. Joining with other countries in the EU we also are in a better position to have our say in global talks. A lot of scientific research is funded by Europe, as many other things are.
If we don't safeguard our membership and the benefits of being in Europe, THEN we will be neglecting our own needs.
Charity, by its very definition does not begin at home, that is greed.
I think you misunderstand trade, before the EC free market, there were huge barriers to international trade, as I said above, 50% of our trade goes to Europe. When businesses lose 50% of their trade, jobs are lost, more businesses in the UK who rely on people having money in their pocket suffer and disappear when that happens.