In or out of EEC? [Closed]

Snowy1
Snowy1 Forum Participant Posts: 263
edited February 2016 in General Chat #1

Your opinions please on if we should stay in the EEC or if we could be better out.

Colin

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  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #2

    I wonder how long this thread will lastInnocent

  • huskydog
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    edited February 2016 #3

    An hour longer than I thought!!

  • redface
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    edited February 2016 #4

    We should definatey make up our minds but the difficulty I have is in whether to believe the 'Ins' or the 'Outs'. I have heard all sorts of facts and figures being bandied about and am fed up with what seems to be scaremongering.  I may have to rely on the
    flip of a coin.

  • SteveL
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    edited February 2016 #5

    I am not sure it should be regarded as political as long as we restrict it to two words.

    I'm In.

  • volvoman9
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    edited February 2016 #6

    I,m for out.I dont like being ruled from Brussels and we have stood alone in the past and can do so again.

    peter

  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #7

    I am not sure it should be regarded as political as long as we restrict it to two words.

    I'm In.

    Good point.

    I'm unsure !Wink

  • Oldgirl and Staffy
    Oldgirl and Staffy Forum Participant Posts: 414
    edited February 2016 #8

    HERE is an objective view of the pro's and con's:
    PS:  The EEC became the EU in 1993. And HERE is a short history for anyone interested in it. 

  • tigerfish
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    edited February 2016 #9

    I'm like V9!

    TF

  • chestercentaur
    chestercentaur Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited February 2016 #10

    Reasons to remain in the European Union

    1. By cooperating together we avoid the risks of another war

    2. Acting together we can enable laws that benefit us all - for instance on the environment. Countries acting alone just don't have this clout.

    3. Free trade and all that goes with it benefits us all

    4. It cost us buttons - around 1% of our expenditure - a lot of which we get back

    5. For us in Britain, a vote to leave would be likely to lead to another Scottish referendum

    I will vote to remain in

  • Oldgirl and Staffy
    Oldgirl and Staffy Forum Participant Posts: 414
    edited February 2016 #11

    THIS is quite an interesting article that was in the English Language newspaper in France last week.
    THIS is also a very interesting article in PDF form if anyone is interested.  It is an article by the French Institute for International Relations and is in English.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited February 2016 #12

    Doing some deep thinking! Over the years UK has benefited from a lot of EU money, for regions, for businesses, for infrastructure. EU expanding to include ex communist block countries, some other nations that quite frankly and bluntly neither contribute
    much nor share common values and goals has been a very detrimental step, and should have been done under a different approach. It has become too large, too unwieldy and is trying to be all things to all nations. However, anything that gives UK a voice independent
    of US policies and practises has to be good.  

    So, deep thinking going on, reading up about different options going on. 

  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #13

    I'm for out I reckon we would be fine on our own and may even prosper so the "NO" camp gets my vote. Hopefully if we do leave the majority of Scotland have voted NO too so that we can avoid another indy referendum in the future

  • Whittakerr
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    edited February 2016 #14

    I'm for out I reckon we would be fine on our own and may even prosper so the "NO" camp gets my vote. Hopefully if we do leave the majority of Scotland have voted NO too so that we can avoid another indy referendum in the future

    I think you will find Scotland is more Pro than Anti Europe

  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #15

    I'm for out I reckon we would be fine on our own and may even prosper so the "NO" camp gets my vote. Hopefully if we do leave the majority of Scotland have voted NO too so that we can avoid another indy referendum in the future

    I think you will find Scotland is more Pro than Anti Europe

    Write your comments here...

    Yes the polls at the moment are suggesting a ratio of about 58%-42% in favour of staying in but I suppose once the campaign really starts that could change one way or the other

  • byron
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    edited February 2016 #16

    I,m for out.I dont like being ruled from Brussels and we have stood alone in the past and can do so again.

    peter

    "we stood alone" can you elaborate please?

  • Oneputt
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    edited February 2016 #17

    I don't like unelected officials calling the shots.  I don't like the waste of resources i.e. keep moving from Brussels to Strousburg.  I don't like a non British courts deciding what we should do with terrorists.  I don't want further intergration and I
    want our barders back!

    I do like Europe and by and large Europeans

    Bit of a Dilemma really

  • volvoman9
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    edited February 2016 #18

    I,m for out.I dont like being ruled from Brussels and we have stood alone in the past and can do so again.

    peter

    "we stood alone" can you elaborate please?

    no

    v9

  • Fisherman
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    edited February 2016 #19

    We are so different to what we first agreed to. when we joined.There seems to be so much waste, graft,corruption etc. that on balance I cant see us any worse off if we leave. My biggest worry is that in the mix we wont get really good information just hype
    from both sides.

  • Hakinbush
    Hakinbush Forum Participant Posts: 286
    edited February 2016 #20

    "We stood alone once" Byron what part of that history did'nt you quite understand?

  • Bugs
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    edited February 2016 #21

    Folks

    This discussion is temporarily suspended and I have asked the Community Manager to Review.

    Cheers

    Bugs

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