I have just received the Government’s response to a petition I signed earlier this year, the petition was calling for Great Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), rather unsurprising and disheartening, not that I expected anything other that that. I wonder whether they will accept the petition to Knight Joe Calzaghe, probably, that would go down well in Wales, they really can’t afford to lose any more votes there.
“We the undersigned petition the Prime to withdraw from the European Union.”
Details of Petition:
“It is of no benefit to the UK any longer. It is a gross waste of money and should not be funded by the taxpayer any longer. This unelected, bureaucratic bloc is simply infringing national sovereignty constantly and we must remove ourselves from the threat of Europe. We are slowly but surely losing our independence because of those two simple letters - EU.
Now I understand that others do not share my views on the EU, I have no issue with trading with Europe, I do however have issues with EU law and the EU economic and political goals. I do not believe it is in Britain’s interests to harness ourselves to an EU political structure or a European trading format for that matter. I believe that Britain has squandered and is continuing to squander the vast opportunities of trade with the common wealth nations. The Government’s response is below.
Membership of the European Union has brought significant benefits to the UK, in terms of wealth, jobs, peace and security. Through the EU, we belong to the world’s biggest trading bloc. Over half of British trade is with Europe. An estimated three and a half million British jobs are linked to exports to the EU, and our membership allows us to live, work and travel across Europe.
It has cost Britain more over the long term in terms not of money but also in legislative power, the suggestions of an expanded EU Space Agency and a centralizes Defence R&D programme also raise questions of Britain’s future ability to govern its own Defence policy, further eroding British Sovereignty. I have no issue of dealing with Europe or any of the nations there-in, I just don’t believe we should be run by Europe.
The EU has not increased our security situation either in terms of physical security or in terms of border security. Immigration is good for Britain, it always has been, this is not the issue, the issue is those who are not deported because of EU human rights and the ability of the European Courts to over rule the Government and the Courts.
On the issue of trade, the EU are not going to stop trading with Britain if we are not in the EU, it just won’t happen, therefore those three and half million jobs will be quite safe.
The greatest issue is however that British courts and the British Parliament would no longer be beholden to Brussels.
