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John and Vic you are both passionate about our withdrawal from the European Union but I dont think there is a wider appetite for withdrawal. Right across the main political parties there isnt even a whiff of withdrawal being mentioned. The Libdems are in favour of even greater integration, and they are in government currently with the Tories who dont want greater integration, but still want to be in the EU bigtime. Labour are between the two, almost as keen as the Libdems and more keen on it than the Conservatives, but nevertheless all three want to be there and be involved.
Too much trade and influence eminate from the total EU now, so it would not be a wise move turning away from the decision makers and the decision processes.
One hears all sorts of daft stories about the EU from the tabloids...and shure it sells papers, but has no basis in truth. Last week we had the one about the EU stopping eggs being sold by the dozen...they henceforth would have to be weighed. Suddenly everyone got concerned about having their eggs weighed, can you imagine the breakages!? Needless to say it was all nonsense, and almost as rubbishy as those other headlines about straight bananas and so forth.
Big influential block nations will be the big players on the world stage in the future. China, India, USA, European Union. They all speak for masses of people and big markets so carry clout.