Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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7 February 2011
16:0191828#21
I fear Barry is right: a quick search of the EU informs me that Britain never joinded the EU, and the adding of 12 stars to give it a holy shine must make it irresistable.
When the vote results came out in 1975 to remain in the Common Market, all the votes from the Isle of Man were in favour of leaving. How come the Channel Islands managed to stay out, and the Isle of Man didn't?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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7 February 2011
16:2291829#22
been saying it for years alex, we all voted for a free trade area, then by stealth eec changed to the ec then the eu without anyone being asked.
governments all over the union just let their countries drift in, when they do ask the people questions about treaties or further integration the people say no.
Brian Dixon
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7 February 2011
17:3091839#23
barry,to be honest we will never get a referendum,not now not in 10 years.a referendum is a carrot on a stick.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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7 February 2011
17:3491842#24
You wish Brian, but the fact is the EU gets more unpopular as time goes by and eventually it will be the victim of its own greed and incompetence. It is to be hoped we will be out of it before the whole monolithic structure collapses.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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7 February 2011
17:3991846#25
barry,not a chance.the only wish is to go in on both feet and reforming from inside.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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7 February 2011
17:4691851#26
We are in Brian, fully in and that is the problem, we need out of it.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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7 February 2011
17:5191853#27
barry,we are not in fully we havent got euros as currency yet.its about time we got rid of those dodgy sterling notes.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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7 February 2011
17:5491855#28
The Euro is a seperate issue to EU membership and to adopt it would be an economic disaster for the UK and we would certainly have a lot more bankrupsies and unemployment if we were in before the crisis. It would be an unmitigated disaster.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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7 February 2011
17:5791857#29
nothing new then barry,it sounds simular th the planed tory cuts.