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Originally Posted by Smidgey
I agree, but one of my major fears is, upon leaving the EU, will the EU be kind towards Britain? Will it set up trade barriers on British goods and so forth?
I believe that leaving is still the best option - but what will the EU make the cost of leaving be?
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Smidgey, you've got a point, up to a point! I don't think the EU would put up "trade barriers" and I think they would accept the situation. However, I do believe that we would have to do exactly what EFTA countries do now, and that is accept most of the EU regulations in order to trade within the EU.
That's why I think UKIP's stance is not Euro-realist at all. It gives those with a heart before head approach the wrong idea. Far better to join up with like-minded groups across the EU and put a concerted effort into dismantling the United States of Europe.
Look at it another way. The Greens are a pan-European grouping. All Green parties sign up to a common EU Election programme. What if there were UKIP type parties across Europe ALL standing on a common EU Election programme. That would be progress.
Then UKIP could either go for what NF calls "the Europe we thought we were signing up for" or a complete dismantling of the whole thing and everyone goes their separate ways, with all the interesting problems that might cause.
I favour what the Liberal Party has now watered down. A Commonwealth of Europe which neither interferes with nation states nor imposes unnecessary regulations. A Europe, though, that comes together to safeguard the environment, travel, and economic prosperity.