lost its empire, has sold off all its utilities to non
UK interests, lost its engineering expertise,
and finds itself as basically a Banana Republic
that will be lucky to survive outside the EU.
The Brexit supporters say that we can export
to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand,
forgetting to tell you that those three countries
combined have only the same population of
Italy. The UK hasn't negotiated a trade deal of
any significance since 1972. All of the people
that were involved are now dead or retired.
Moreover, the EU have to guarantee that the
UK will be worse off in order to stop other
countries from attempting to leave.
Three of my heroes Dennis Skinner, and the
late Bob Crow and Tony Benn supported
leaving the EU. However, because of the
points I've made I'm of the opinion that in 2017
it would be better to stay. It's odds on that we
will find ourselves worse off by leaving. People
are already suffering hardships unknown in
two generations. The EU has enacted Social
Legislation covering minimum trade union
rights, holiday entitlements, maternity/paternity
pay and times off, and other progressive
policies that the Tories want to get rid of once
we leave.
I believe that there should be another
referendum on whether to accept the
Government's deal. A Corbyn-led socialist
government within the EU could be the
catalyst to unite all the austerity hit millions
within its borders to demand a change from a
big corporations’ EU to a people friendly
alternative. These are just my thoughts on the
situation at the moment. However, with a
worldwide Bond Market bubble, a Housing
bubble, a Stock Market bubble, a looming
private pension crisis, and even the possibility
of a Third World War, Brexit negotiations may
turn out to be unimportant in the grand
scheme of things.
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