[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by the truth

were right to be euro sceptical and untie ourselves further from their monolithic burocracy and obscene waste...ultimately the most competitive companies will survive and thrive, not just the ones protected by the eu cartel

for once obamas admin are wrong

I do not think the British public will ever get the chance to vote in a referendum in which the choices are simply stated ie stay in or leave. The powers that be have already decided that the British people should never be allowed to decide such a serious issue. Banks,Corporations and Big Business do not want the UK to leave as the short term financial impacts would seriously affect the markets.

Successive Govts have used every political trick in the book to deny the British public the right to decide their own future. They think the public are probably too stupid to decide such an issue. It's scandalous really as we elect politicians to do our bidding and represent our interests.

Will we ever see a referendum on this subject... Don't hold your breath !!

Originally Posted by Nedusa

I do not think the British public will ever get the chance to vote in a referendum in which the choices are simply stated ie stay in or leave. The powers that be have already decided that the British people should never be allowed to decide such a serious issue. Banks,Corporations and Big Business do not want the UK to leave as the short term financial impacts would seriously affect the markets.

Successive Govts have used every political trick in the book to deny the British public the right to decide their own future. They think the public are probably too stupid to decide such an issue. It's scandalous really as we elect politicians to do our bidding and represent our interests.

Will we ever see a referendum on this subject... Don't hold your breath !!

Why do you think that is? Governments of all political persuasions would seriously damage the (already weak) economy by stripping away protections and business from British companies. You can say anything else you like about Europe, but financially it would be disastrous for trade in this country.

The right are generally anti-European, so why haven't they rushed to get us out of Europe with a popular policy amongst the s*n readers of the UK? They know there would be real life consequences.