I have read many posts on here predicting doom, gloom and the end of the UK due to Brexit.
The facts are the British people knew that voting to leave the EU would have an immediate negative impact on the UK economy yet still chose to leave, why?
Because the British people value freedom and democracy over a few extra pounds in their pockets.
The British stood alone against Nazi Germany for a long period during WW2 and suffered immensely do you guys really think the fallout from Brexit will break Britain?
Facts are the EU is undemocratic, EU laws supersede member state laws, and the heads of the EU are unelected and are therefore open to corporate lobbying ( bribes), the EU has black holes in its budget http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/11209248/EU-auditors-refuse-to-sign-off-more-than-100billion-of-its-own-spending.html
The Southern European countries have massive youth unemployment, Spain and Greece close to 50% http://www.statista.com/statistics/266228/youth-unemployment-rate-in-eu-countries/
Yet the EU is still looking to expand further Eastwards adding even less well-off countries to the mix, with free travel, people in these less well-off countries will naturally want to move the more developed countries, further increasing pressure on wages, services and higher payments required by the richer member states to sustain the project.
Also it’s a known fact that many southern European countries cooked their books in order to join the Euro, this is another time bomb waiting to happen http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/greek-debt-crisis-how-goldman-sachs-helped-greece-to-mask-its-true-debt-a-676634.html
Then there is the important factor of defence Britain is one of the few countries in Europe that spends 2% of its GDP on defence as per NATO requirement Britain and France are the only two credible military powers in Europe with the ability to project power far beyond their shores.
Sad facts are the future now lays in Asia, look at all the economic growth figures and demographic figures, Asia, Latin America etc is where real economic growth is occurring.
Britain already has some solid relationships in these regions and is also head of the commonwealth a 53 country organisation, why not just sign a free trade agreement with the commonwealth?
Britain may suffer some shocks for the coming years, but will thrive long term. It would appear that EU countries are willing to give up liberty for short term prosperity and safety but as Benjamin Franklin said.
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Benjamin Franklin
Finally to fully explain Britain’s position on Europe I quote Churchill.
“We have our own dream and our own task. We are with Europe, but not of it. We are linked but not combined. We are interested and associated but not absorbed. If Britain must choose between Europe and the open sea, she must always choose the open sea.”
Winston Churchill
