Well, parliament has decided not to allow us the chance to vote (again) on the European question. Not just our Prime Minister, but also the Leader of the opposition and the Deputy Prime Minister as well.
This does annoy me.
As noted in my last post, MP's need to come across as being reflecting the views of the people of the UK. Loads of people in the UK are in favour of having a referendum on continued EU membership, I being one of them. I for one, think that MP's should have been allowed a free vote on the matter.
Now, this is strange as I am in favour of being in the EU. I do think that it has too many powers, but I am aware that it has been good for the UK in many ways (and bad in others). But, loads of people are against the EU and I do think that we deserve a chance to vote on it. A vote on the issue will end the debate on EU membership. That is unless the outcome is to leave the EU and then we either do well and stay out of the EU, or the economy will go even further down the toilet and we will have to rejoin it.
In fact, there is only one reason I can see for not having a referendum. And that is because of the lies and half truths that are spread by those who are against EU membership. When it comes to the arguments for having a referendum about being in the EU, many of those who are for one claim that parties such as the Lib Dems had a commitment to one in their last election manifesto. They did not though they had argued for one before the Lisbon Treaty was passed.
And it is only beacuse of things like that that I have some sympathy with Parliament. But I still am in favour of a referendum on being in or out of the EU.
Nut for those who think that the UK will do well by being out of the EU, let me remind you Nissan and Honda would leave, these being just two major manufacturing companies that export to mainland Europe. Leave the EU and we would be forced to watch much of our manufacturing industry leave the UK as well.
