[spireitematt]

I'd like to vote out because I have never felt a connection with Europe. I think being in Europe has in many ways stripped us of our own industries. It worries me that because of that we would never again be able to stand alone against a foe. However, I am also a scaredy cat and I think perhaps better the devil you know and to quote yet another saying, would we be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire? As a result, I will probably vote to stay. That doesn't mean that I approve of the way big businesses are threatening to withdraw if we leave. I think they're  despicable.

I don't think many people feel a connection with Europe. I would class myself as British or English before I would say I'm European and I think many other people would as well. We have lost a lot of industries due to other countries being able to produce and export goods at a cheaper rate but Thatcher did sell off a lot of our manufacturing and industries as well which didn't help matters. It's not just Europe but also China they manufacture cheap goods at cheap prices using cheap materials which means they don't last as long and therefore the consumer is always having to replace them in the long run. Britain doesn't export anymore because we don't have manufacturing we've got Tata steel but that looks like it will be sold off. Instead we import goods because its cheaper but because we don't export goods then how is our economy meant to grow?

What the EU want is a United States of Europe where everyone comes under the same flag, same anthem, same currency and same laws with the headquarters in Brussels.