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Support for EU dying
In 2007, a majority of Europeans - 52 per cent - trusted the EU. That trust has now fallen to 35 per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11366613/How-the-European-dream-is-dying-state-by-state.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11366613/How-the-European-dream-is-dying-state-by-state.html
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It's always been inevitable if you've held the belief that the EU and its architects elaborate pipe dream could never become a reality.
The disaster that it's developing into has been foreseen by people called Eurosceptics for many years.
And what percentage "trust" our politicians?
^ this.
Makes you skeptical of such poll data
There is more countries than Britain unhappy with the EU and the way its being run.
It seems when countries bring in suggestions for change if Germany says no than its no.
I personally would like to go back to the EEC which seemed easier for all countries and could not interfere in their laws and regulations as the EU courts do now.
Member states should be able to opt in and out of EU law on election cycles. The whole point of having a union is it should benefit not constrain the countries that are part of it.
Syriza are going to win today's Greek election - despite the threats of blackmail and disaster from the EU and Goldman. The old Greek socialist party - Labour's allies - Pasok who won the 2009 Greek election won't even score 5% this time.
Podemos are leading in Spain. You have Brillos party in Italy, Sinn Fein on the rise in Ireland, the NF in France and others - people just rejecting a political system that's failing them.
Even in the UK Labour and the Tories are barely hitting 60% in some polls - while the Greens, SNP and UKIP continue to grow in support.
Times they are a changing - perhaps - maybe its time people got off their knees and fought back!
I expect if you polled Tory party members - as most EU exit polls indicate - they are supportive of EU exit. Now Cameron is clearly in favour of staying in - but quite a lot of his MPs and Cabinet members are Eurosceptic or indeed favour exit. If the Tories lose in May who can say what might happen.
And apparently the Greens want to abolish free trade by imposing trade barriers to promote their localised economy approach - which if they tried to implement would mean being kicked out of the EU immediately.
Our German overlords will throw us a bone or two at some point to keep us happy
The last one had 51% of Tory members voting to stay in, with 43% voting to pull out.
That was before Bashir.
One good body swerve by Greece and Germany won't be able to afford bones.
The EU as originally conceived was not a bad idea. It was when power crazed unelected bureaucrats sought more and more control and enlarged without reason and admitted near bankrupt countries that it all started to unravel.
Indeed.
I'm willing to guess that at the May 2015 general election, UKIP will win about 1% of the Commons seats.
Farage reckons a good number of seats is "at least 3-4", so not even that.
I don't think any mainstream party in the Greek elections are calling for an exit from the EU. Some are questioning their relationship with the Euro though.
It was all part of the madmen's dream of a Republic of Europe.
We shall have to agree to disagree. I voted NO in 1975 and am based.