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Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:45 GMT 21:45 UK

Now BBC can you see what you've been doing? PC fascism creates resentment. This isn't just about the economy,it's about the fact that people in their daily lives aren't allowed to say what they dislike and soon it will be what they do like.Another 20million workers from outside the EU, membership of yet another humanitarian disastrous country like Turkey, the whole lot annoys people greatly.It's not as if this right-wingers can solve anything, but they are perceived to be. Shame on you all self

McModerated Ms, London, US Minor Outlying Islands

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:42 GMT 21:42 UK

How about MEPs having to produce receipts, the corruption in the EU Parliament is staggering and auditors have not been able to balance the books for years as there is no accountability. Let's just have no borders, no customs duties and scrap the rest.

Artuk, Dawlish

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:36 GMT 21:36 UK

Nothing! Our UK Government is supposed to be representative of the people and they can't even get that right. Therefore, how can we have faith, trust and confidence is the EU where its member are not demcratically elected, its finances are not in order and seemingly not accountable or held to scutiny by any 'body'. The only reason to be friends with all countries in the EU is so that we are a strong and collective opposition and defence to USA, China, Germany... etc - no longer a poodle!!!

[4everfair], London, United Kingdom

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:28 GMT 21:28 UK

No more than 1 in 3 of the electorate bothered to vote!
Still more interesting only ONE in FIVE of the electorate voted for ANY of the parliamentary parties.
So what's the big deal, what’s the big fuss all about!!!

[Cosmologic]

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:27 GMT 21:27 UK

What do I want from the EU Parliament? - freedom. Freedom to live my life without having to suffer the wrath of some petty minded little Napolean in Brussels who wants a united Europe. Don't people realise that the last man who wanted a united Europe caused WWII? Government by stealth - that's what they want. I didn't vote BNP but understand those who did. They are as frustrated as me at the erosion of our ability to make our own decisions and being made an under-class in our own country.

[silentmajoritynomore]

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:23 GMT 21:23 UK

I think I will move to mainland Europe, or Australia, Let UKIP and the BNP take over the UK. They can paddle the Island to the middle of the Atlantic and inbreed themselves into a purer race.

Tristan, Southampton

Here's my donation for your ticket then.......bye...

[CaptainOfTheGuard], Minas Tirith

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:23 GMT 21:23 UK

Leon Hoffsteader, that's the problem, we were not told of the greater political aim, I remember because I voted with naieve trust of youth and I remember what Edward Heath later said. I am a European but the argument is centuries old and was faced by the Romans and Napoleon alike. Europe is too large to be ruled as a political whole, there is nothing wrong with the trade aspect but the political .....? These go right to the heart of why wars are fought.

Tony Jackson, Welling

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:22 GMT 21:22 UK

What I want from the new EU Parliament ...
1. Vote to dissolve the Commission and all other useless EU dictatorships - particularly the one charged with its financial management.
2. Vote to create a true Common Market and forget the other, unworkable, pointless forms of union.
3. Reimburse existing member states pro rata from the existing communal cash kitty and restore national currencies.
And having done all that ...
4. Vote to dissolve the euro Parliament.

[exnewsman]

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:22 GMT 21:22 UK

"Politically, we voted on remaining in the EEC in 1975 (and yes, we were told what the longer term goals were). Since then, all treaty changes (including Thatcher transferring more powers than any PM before or since) have been approved by our democratically elected sovereign body, Parliament.

Leonard Hofstadter"

Some things need a referendum every so often, to check if the public still want them. The EU is one of those things, as all the main political parties are pro-EU to some degree.

[Dave__G], Camborne, United Kingdom

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:18 GMT 21:18 UK

What has the country come too, its bad enough that we have a government which lacks any specific purpose, but now electing far right facist groups into the EU parliment. Is there any logic in this country what so ever?

joel Knox, Derby

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:17 GMT 21:17 UK

The EU doesn't cost much and brings a lot to our economy, farmers, infrastructures, security etc...

devil's advocate, uk, United Kingdom

you mean like the decimation of our fishing fleets,
the CAP that benefits only french farmers.
the sell off of our postal, power and water services to satisfy euro regulations(that the french and germans choose to ignore)

Also our security is provided by ourselves and NATO not the EU
and where did you get £1.2bn as the cost of annual membership?

stu nobody, United Kingdom

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:15 GMT 21:15 UK

For the Conservatives a withdrawl from the EU is "myopic" and "extraordinary".

"It would be extraordinary for us to turn our backs on them and myopic to advocate withdrawal. I am as convinced as ever that our place is to be in Europe but not run by Europe."

Rt Hon William Hague MP, Tuesday, October 3 2006

So if you want to get out off the EU you must vote for extremist partys like UKIP or BNP.

But when you leave the EU you also leave the Single Market and must face an economic downfall.

Michael Pfeiffer, Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:15 GMT 21:15 UK

The same same thing a huge swave of the elctorate (who bothered to vote)...the EU out of the UK and out of my life.

Brian, Crewe

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:13 GMT 21:13 UK

I wonder what would happen - should the UK leave the EU - to the 1.5m Brits presently living in Europe? They'd lose their right to live and work in the single market. What would happen to UK jobs that depend on the EU/single market? The eurosceptics are silent on the costs of leaving - are they deluding themselves that Britain could keep the benefits of membership without paying the price. It's time the debate looked at real issues about making the EU more accountable. We can't turn back time.

Martin Davies, Arlon, Belgium

Added: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 20:11 GMT 21:11 UK

"Europeans voted in the right because MANY do not want to be in the EU.

Mark"

The problem with that argument is that the main parties of the right in France, Germany, Italy and to a lesser extent Britain, are all pro-EU.

Sure, a few countries voted for a few extreme-right parties, but they are too small to have much influence.

I don't know how many Brits want to get out of the EU entirely, and how many want less integration of EU states but still want us to be in the EU trading block.

[Dave__G], Camborne, United Kingdom