>> I listened to the Mr Blair interview. And towards the end he said something that
>> amounted to: "I believe we should be in Europe, and therefore I do not want
>> Miliband offering the nation the opportunity to vote on it."
The main message I took away was a view that pretty much mirrors my own. We simply cannot have the influence and power that we need to succeed in the 21st century, with the rise of new superpowers who don't have the shared history and values that we have traditionally enjoyed with the US, without being part of something much bigger and more influential. That, for all its faults which I don't dispute, is the EU.
It's actually the first time in my entire life I've agreed with Blair on anything. I dislike the man intensely, but it's rare that someone in politics echoes my view pretty much to the letter on a subject.
But then I am the kind of heretic who thinks immigration on balance has been a good thing for the UK, and free movement of people (in and out) is to be encouraged, so UKIP would probably consider me a lost cause by default.
I just hope if an EU withdrawal is ever firmly scheduled, the open arms welcome the French and other governments have hinted will be offered to skilled British migrants and companies to relocate before the borders close actually materialises. I love the UK, but I will not live in UKIP's vision of it.
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