To Stay or Go

31st May 2016

Having an opinion is an important thing. Being allowed to have an opinion is perhaps even more so. Your opinion may be right and it may be wrong, but it is surely better that you are prepared to put it forward as an option, rather than shy away from possible confrontation.

The reason I raise this is of course because of the “Brexit” debate. In or out, which should it be? There is a great deal of rubbish being postulated or both sides of the argument, both citing exactly what will happen in the aftermath of whichever decision is voted for. However, it is of course largely unknown what will happen, and at best there can only realistically be “maybes” or “coulds.”

So how should we decide? How can we work our way through all the rhetoric and articles written, and somehow decide which way to go. It takes a very principled person to vote for something altruistically and as already stated how do we know which way would be better for the UK as a whole? Therefore for me it should come down to your own situation, and how best you feel it might affect you and the people you care about (your family and friends). Perhaps it is a bit selfish, but it seems to me that it is the best way to come up with the most honest answer for all of us.

So what has the EU ever done for you? (Much like the question posed in “The Life of Brian”). Does it make you better off, is it easier for you to travel, does it make you feel more secure etc, etc?

For me the answer is simple, as far as I’m concerned the EU has done nothing positive, it costs us money, it imposes unnecessary and overcomplicated bureaucracy, it is more likely to create conflict than present it (by telling us what we should think and how we should behave), and on a personal level, I have never felt or experienced anything beneficial from being in the EU. I may be wrong, but I see “out” as an exciting opportunity.

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