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BREXIT Poll: 55% of UK voters intend to vote for Britain to leave the EU

• pbhjpbhj 10y ago
  Does anyone have a good reason to leave, none of the ones given anywhere I've seen appear to be either true or genuinely likely to come to fruition? Interested in thoughtful and supported answers ...
  • J_Darnley 10y ago
    The EU is a horrible, undemocratic, wasteful bureaucracy. If Britain can trigger its collapse then good. It is a shame that Greece didn't manage this economically (yet). The cookie law. Farm subsidies to produce and then dispose of product. All languages being tolerated in the parliament requiring a full 2D matrix of translators. Their civil servants getting paid ridiculous salaries, tax free. The fact they shift between Brussels and Strasburg every other week. Oh, I say this as a Brit expat living elsewhere in the EU. I fully expect to get deported when we/it/they leave. I just wish I had a vote.
    • kyriakos 10y ago
      EU also has its good parts, the question is will Britain gain more by leaving than lose by staying? Being a large member Britain has the advantage to help solve some of those problems you mention. EU will definitely not collapse if Britain leaves, if that's the aim of voters against EU then I believe they are misguided.
  • vixen99 10y ago
    These may be helpful in understanding the Brexit view. Daniel Hannan (current member of European Parliament) who wants to lose his job: http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/six-best-reasons-vote-leave/ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/six-best-reasons-vote-lea... (with a rejoinder) Brexit: the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTMxfAkxfQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTMxfAkxfQ0 Pat Condell sums up the views of many, very well. https://youtu.be/JFt-pRIvL9E https://youtu.be/JFt-pRIvL9E Fundamentally it's an argument about democracy and accountability to the people.