This was written in 2019 before the pig's ear of brexit delivered by Johnson and Co resulting in the corruption and incompetence that is dividing our society with potentially disastrous consequences.
please forgive my Naivety
I Think the original policy of the EU for a tarrif free, open border union with free movement of goods and services between nations was a wonderful idea and I still do but it should have stopped there, the 'Ever Closer Union' in my opinion is a bad idea. It's not just trying to unite many different cultures and national identities it wants to subjugate them and render them impotent under the bureaucratic regime of Brussel ,this will never happen because of historical emnities between various european nations , there's an old chinese saying that if you want to keep much rice hold it loosely, if you squeeze it falls away .
I have never understood why the 28 ( soon to be 27) didn't follow a policy of remain and reform .
I have benefitted more than most from the EU with my travels and work throughout Europe, Brexit will make my life and many others a lot more difficult on a personal level , what it will do to the nation I don't know but I suspect it won't be good , speculators will attack sterling , our trade negotiations will be done from a disadvantageous position and i suspect many other consequences as yet unknown will also occur . Having said all that the EU is a massive organisation employing thousands of people and representing many more , it has a song , and a flag , F1 has a flag and a theme song , UEFA has a flag and a theme song played before evey Champions league match , everyone respects it ,
The Brexit party turning their backs on the EU parliament during the tune 'Ode To Joy ' was , again in my opinion a sign of childish petulance but more than that it was a mark of huge disrespect and a blot on the United Kingdom and everyone in it ( apart from Ann Widdicome and Brexit party members )
Whatever the differences between political philosophies there must always be room for civility and reason .
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