Citizen Editor: We must stay in Europe – but on our own terms
TODAY, David Cameron is in Bruges where he will make a speech outlining his plans for the UK in Europe.
It will be a speech crucial to David Cameron's position and future within his highly eurosceptic Conservative Party.
Many Conservative voters want to leave Europe, and the Tories fear the rise of the UK Independence Party.
In or out of Europe is too simplistic and stark a choice.
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This newspaper believes that we should not leave Europe, for two key reasons.
One is trade.
In the South West, we derive a great deal of our export trade from customers in Europe. To ignore that would be to commit economic suicide.
Secondly, we have to think of the future generation – our young people.
If they are to develop to their full potential, they must have the doors of opportunity left open for them in education and business in Europe.
However, we do not believe this country should be paying £53million a day in membership fees to this European club with little tangible benefit.
It is, therefore, vital that the terms of our membership are renegotiated without leaving us a leper in Europe.
The vexed question of Europe has, over the years, driven the Conservative Party almost to the point of self-destruction.
The most important point here is the future of this country – not a political party.
The right choice is, therefore, to stay a member of the club but on our terms.
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Comments
by TheNub
Sunday, January 20 2013, 12:41PM
“the sooner were out of europe the better we seem to pay in an awful lot for such a small return if any . what benefits do we actually get from europe less immigration means less houses needed less strain on the nhs and schools and the benefit system .”
by QuedgeleyGuy
Friday, January 18 2013, 7:27PM
“TODAY, David Cameron is in Bruges where he will make a speech outlining his plans for the UK in Europe.
Hang on a moment. According to every other news link on our planet, David Cameron stayed at home using the Algerian hostage situation to dodge facing up to Europe.
I was hoping to read all about how he was going to get us off our knees to the EU. More than that I wanted to see what he intends to do to stop the flood of foreign migrants that'll be hitting us at the end of this year, due to the current bar expiring.
How's he going to dodge around that one?”
by lordigaga
Friday, January 18 2013, 11:04AM
“LORD Gaga, if you dont mind.... :-)”
by IsitJimKerr
Friday, January 18 2013, 10:08AM
“As gaga says, getting the other 26 countries to agree just won't happen.
Because firstly, they're not THAT bothered, plus secondly, if we try to re-negotiate, everyone else will have something they want to alter.
You don't apply to join a club, then ask for the rules to be changed later.
What SHOULD have happened, was just a trading bloc, as we were all duped by Heath into believing, not another federal Western Europe State.
I firmly believe, being a member has ruined the poorer countries like Greece and Portugal. They got their prices lifted to the same level as prosperous countries, with subsidies etc, but in fact have lost their competitive edge.”
by lordigaga
Friday, January 18 2013, 8:58AM
“yeah right.....
i'm sure the rest of the EU will agree with that.”