Last week, our useless government voted through an increase in EU spending, Britain’s share of which (not its share of the total budget, its share of the increase) would be £380 million. Not content with that, the EU parliament has just voted through additional items that would push Britain’s share of the increase to £880 million.
As Dan Hannan notes, "all the savings in welfare announced this afternoon, put together, come to £7 billion a year, yet, last year, we handed £14 billion to Brussels. How the devil did we get into this mess?"
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100059964/while-george-osborne-was-announcing-his-spending-cuts-meps-were-pushing-through-spending-increases-that-will-cost-britain-an-additional-880-million/
That's why I voted UKIP and would do the same again tomorrow.
Being quite an open minded soul I would like to maintain my belief that there must be some positive aspects to our being part of the EU.
As the days pass - and with the accumulating evidence that this entire structure is so top-heavy and bureaucratically convoluted - there seems to be no way to satisfy Brussels' demand for yet more concessions from the elected governments (and peoples) of the member nations.
To quality as a nation state any administration must have the ability to -
inter-alia - decide fiscal policy, have tax-raising powers, have a predetermined foreign and defence policy and operate a homologated legal framework to ensure common application and enforcement of laws across its territory.
This would appear, to me at least, what 'Brussels' has been quietly doing in this latest manifestation of the EU experiment.
I certainly feel concerned that an essentially unelected body is determined to (and appears to be succeeding) assume power in a way that cannot be challenged.
This is far removed from the original concept, which seems a pity as I believed that there was great merit in common cooperation between sovereign nations for the benefit of those involved.
As it stands, this experiment appears responsible for neutering the strength of the individual nations being as they are now hamstrung with endless binding directives and laws that assume precedence over laws and procedures garnered by these nations over their history.
If there is any point to throwing ourselves squarely behind the notion that Brussels should now be the driving force behind our nation’s development, can some one tell me - should we do so - what benefits we can expect?
In my view, the way things seem to be shaping up it's either going to be a case where we are whole-heartedly in, and play a full part in the new state, or we are out and attempt to rebuild our national determination under the jurisdiction of a duly elected and accountable Westminster government.
In a speech delivered in 1964 Ronald Reagan touched on a basic theme that has held true irrespective its reference to a specific point in time -freedom through strength, delivered by clear national identity and determination not to take the easy way out.
Concluding remarks of a longer speech.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur9RU&feature=related[/media]
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