Poll: Britain and the EU

[SocketRocket]

I'm interested in peoples views on our future relationship with the EU.

Please can you vote your preference.

Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

No poll ?

 

[SocketRocket]

No poll ?

Give us a minute

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't wish to leave the EU but would like to see some negotiations in regards immigration and money we pay out to bail out other countries - no idea were that fits in with the options you have posted

 

[SocketRocket]

I don't wish to leave the EU but would like to see some negotiations in regards immigration and money we pay out to bail out other countries - no idea were that fits in with the options you have posted

I guess it would fall into the second category.

 

[Hobbit]

Don't want any sort of political union. As a trade organisation yes, as it currently stands, a big NO!!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I don't wish to leave the EU but would like to see some negotiations in regards immigration and money we pay out to bail out other countries - no idea were that fits in with the options you have posted

Kind of where I am. Voted to stay in as things are but can see the need for some change to move to assuage concerns of many who might otherwise want out. But I am concerned about the debate that is to be had. I heard one eurosceptic OUT campaigner respond to LSE analysis of cost of leaving with a dismissive 'what do they know - they are only guessing'

 

[chrisd]

I was probably amongst the few on here who voted in the original referendum, and I voted in favour. I thought it was a decision on a close trading agreement, a "common market" and not for political union and our law making etc to be forced on us by unelected dictators

For me, the biggest problem is that we slavishly follow the edicts from Europe where France and others just ignore what they don't like. We need to sort out the mess, corruption and question of sovereignty and hopefully stay in, if not, then I'd leave

 

[Hacker Khan]

Or to make it easier for you, vote 1 if you are a lib dem, 2 if you are tory, 3 if you are labour and 4 if you are a UKIP voter.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I am very happy to remain a member of a trading community and this was what was voted for in 1975.
The gradual creep towards a Federal Europe has gained momentum over the years and is now just a massive money pit
I'm glad we are not in the Eurozone and getting out of the ERM (exchange rate mechanism.....anyone under 30 google it) was the best thing we ever did.

It's gotten (see what I did there?) too big, certain countries have come in that never should, it's a mess, unfortunately it's such a gravy train for some I don't see it being radically reformed any time soon.

Best we can do is renegotiate our part in it and then put that to the public in the referendum , which can't be a yes/no there have to be options as per this poll

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I am very happy to remain a member of a trading community and this was what was voted for in 1975.
The gradual creep towards a Federal Europe has gained momentum over the years and is now just a massive money pit
I'm glad we are not in the Eurozone and getting out of the ERM (exchange rate mechanism.....anyone under 30 google it) was the best thing we ever did.

It's gotten (see what I did there?) too big, certain countries have come in that never should, it's a mess, unfortunately it's such a gravy train for some I don't see it being radically reformed any time soon.

Best we can do is renegotiate our part in it and then put that to the public in the referendum , which can't be a yes/no there have to be options as per this poll

Yes stand in the corner and behave.

I fear the electorate will be as some complained about the Scottish electorate in the GE.

No matter what was said to them - they had decided to vote SNP and whatever logical and reasoned arguments that might have shown up the irrationality, fallacy or wrong-headedness of SNP policy - the voters just weren't listening and we saw what happened.

Likewise I fear the same for many of those inclined to vote OUT - they have decided to vote that way and that is that. Cameron will get many important changes - but not treaty change on severely limiting immigration. And on that basis alone - nothing ese - many will vote OUT - and the vote will be OUT - disastrously IMO for the UK economy and possibly also for the Union.

 

[jp5]

Yes stand in the corner and behave.

I fear the electorate will be as some complained about the Scottish electorate in the GE.

No matter what was said to them - they had decided to vote SNP and whatever logical and reasoned arguments that might have shown up the irrationality, fallacy or wrong-headedness of SNP policy - the voters just weren't listening and we saw what happened.

Likewise I fear the same for many of those inclined to vote OUT - they have decided to vote that way and that is that. Cameron will get many important changes - but not treaty change on severely limiting immigration. And on that basis alone - nothing ese - many will vote OUT - and the vote will be OUT - disastrously IMO for the UK economy and possibly also for the Union.

I think the vote will be quite comfortably to stay in.

 

[SocketRocket]

Yes stand in the corner and behave.

I fear the electorate will be as some complained about the Scottish electorate in the GE.

No matter what was said to them - they had decided to vote SNP and whatever logical and reasoned arguments that might have shown up the irrationality, fallacy or wrong-headedness of SNP policy - the voters just weren't listening and we saw what happened.

Likewise I fear the same for many of those inclined to vote OUT - they have decided to vote that way and that is that. Cameron will get many important changes - but not treaty change on severely limiting immigration. And on that basis alone - nothing ese - many will vote OUT - and the vote will be OUT - disastrously IMO for the UK economy and possibly also for the Union.

Our little poll is not supporting that theory so far.

 

[Jimaroid]

Sorry, I can't hold it in any longer. Britain isn't in the European Union, the United Kingdom is.

Aaaaaand relax...

 

[jp5]

Sorry, I can't hold it in any longer. Britain isn't in the European Union, the United Kingdom is.

Aaaaaand relax...

Great Britain isn't in the EU, 'Britain' may be considered so...

"The term Britain is widely used as a common name for the sovereign state of the United Kingdom, or UK for short."

 

[jp5]

Probably not helped by the journals favouring the term 'Brexit' (I guess UKexit would be even naffer, if possible).

 

[Hacker Khan]

Yes stand in the corner and behave.

I fear the electorate will be as some complained about the Scottish electorate in the GE.

No matter what was said to them - they had decided to vote SNP and whatever logical and reasoned arguments that might have shown up the irrationality, fallacy or wrong-headedness of SNP policy - the voters just weren't listening and we saw what happened.

Likewise I fear the same for many of those inclined to vote OUT - they have decided to vote that way and that is that. Cameron will get many important changes - but not treaty change on severely limiting immigration. And on that basis alone - nothing ese - many will vote OUT - and the vote will be OUT - disastrously IMO for the UK economy and possibly also for the Union.

I suspect that the vote will be to stay in. Basically Cameron is doing this vote as a sop to the more right wing members of the Tory party who looked like would defect to UKIP when UKIP looked like a credible threat. But now they are riven with infighting and only ended up with one MP, plus he's got a much bigger majority than expected so he doesn't need to worry about them too much now.

I suspect he knows that economically we are best in, and elections are just about always won on the economy. Also big business will be campaigning heavily to stay in, plus Labour and the Lib Dems are broadly pro-Europe. Yes you'll get the usual suspects in the media still blaming the EU for everything, but I suspect when most people are in front of the poling card, much like they did at the last election, they will think with their wallets and vote to stay in.

 

[Jimaroid]

Yeah, I'm being purposefully pedantic. I think the distinction is going to become more important in the next couple of years because we're quite likely going to get into a situation of Scotland in but rest of UK out of Europe. SCIBROUKOOE?

It's a blooming mess.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Yes stand in the corner and behave.

I fear the electorate will be as some complained about the Scottish electorate in the GE.

No matter what was said to them - they had decided to vote SNP and whatever logical and reasoned arguments that might have shown up the irrationality, fallacy or wrong-headedness of SNP policy - the voters just weren't listening and we saw what happened.

Likewise I fear the same for many of those inclined to vote OUT - they have decided to vote that way and that is that. Cameron will get many important changes - but not treaty change on severely limiting immigration. And on that basis alone - nothing ese - many will vote OUT - and the vote will be OUT - disastrously IMO for the UK economy and possibly also for the Union.

I wondered how long it would be before Scotland and SNP was brought into it -

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

I think it will comfortably be a vote to stay in the EU. The current demand to leave is the epitome of the vocal minority!