European election reminder

Hey Hey, just a reminder that you must all go out and vote in the European elections tomorrow. ok?

It's important.

"Hey, this is Europe. We took it from nobody; we won it from the bare soil that the ice left. The bones of our ancestors, and the stones of their works, are everywhere. Our liberties were won in wars and revolutions so terrible that we do not fear our governors: they fear us. Our children giggle and eat ice-cream in the palaces of past rulers. We snap our fingers at kings. We laugh at popes. When we have built up tyrants, we have brought them down. And we have nuclear fucking weapons." - Someone smarter than me

50 reasons to love the EU - Courtesy of The Independent

1 The end of war between European nations

2 Democracy is now flourishing in 27 countries

3 Once-poor countries, such as Ireland, Greece and Portugal, are prospering

4 The creation of the world's largest internal trading market

5 Unparalleled rights for European consumers

6 Co-operation on continent-wide immigration policy

7 Co-operation on crime, through Europol

8 Laws that make it easier for British people to buy property in Europe

9 Cleaner beaches and rivers throughout Europe

10 Four weeks statutory paid holiday a year for workers in Europe

11 No death penalty (it is incompatible with EU membership)

12 Competition from privatised companies means cheaper phone calls

13 Small EU bureaucracy (24,000 employees, fewer than the BBC)

14 Making the French eat British beef again

15 Minority languages, such as Irish, Welsh and Catalan recognised and protected

16 Europe is helping to save the planet with regulatory cuts in CO2

17 One currency from Bantry to Berlin (but not Britain)

18 Europe-wide travel bans on tyrants such as Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe

19 The EU gives twice as much aid to developing countries as the United States

20 Strict safety standards for cars, buses and aircraft

21 Free medical help for tourists

22 EU peacekeepers operate in trouble spots throughout the world

23 Europe's single market has brought cheap flights to the masses, and new prosperity for forgotten cities

24 Introduction of pet passports

25 It now takes only 2 hrs 35 mins from London to Paris by Eurostar

26 Prospect of EU membership has forced modernisation on Turkey

27 Shopping without frontiers gives consumers more power to shape markets

28 Cheap travel and study programmes means greater mobility for Europe's youth

29 Food labelling is much clearer

30 No tiresome border checks (apart from in the UK)

31 Compensation for passengers suffering air delays

32 Strict ban on animal testing for the cosmetic industry

33 Greater protection for Europe's wildlife

34 Regional development fund has aided the deprived parts of Britain

35 European driving licences recognised across the EU

36 Britons now feel a lot less insular

37 Europe's bananas remain bent, despite sceptics' fears

38 Strong economic growth - greater than the United States last year

39 Single market has brought the best continental footballers to Britain

40 Human rights legislation has protected the rights of the individual

41 European Parliament provides democratic checks on all EU laws

42 EU gives more, not less, sovereignty to nation states

43 Maturing EU is a proper counterweight to the power of US and China

44 European immigration has boosted the British economy

45 Europeans are increasingly multilingual - except Britons, who are less so

46 Europe has set Britain an example how properly to fund a national health service

47 British restaurants now much more cosmopolitan

48 Total mobility for career professionals in Europe

49 Europe has revolutionised British attitudes to food and cooking

50 Lists like this drive the Eurosceptics mad

We're all Europeans now.. and its for the best.

Just like the widespread criticism of the NHS we see all around us, the criticism of the EU is one of the medias favourite hobbies.

Lets square something away right now, I've spent AGES looking into this and the only people who will lose out in a Euro Superstate are the rich guys who own the papers. Put simply, without the pound.. currency trading becomes a real pain the arse. Currency trading is a great way to make a lot of money, you can't really lose because you can bet either way.

Another way they lose out is under stricter EU laws on stock trading. The whole reason we're in this mess wight now. You're poor, I'm poor, we're all suffering.. but you can bet your ass that some people got very, very rich off our misery. I'm writing a piece on how this works very soon, its immensely complex and I want to write it in such a manner that you'll understand and not wander off to drown yourself.

Yet, for you and me. Average guys and girls on the street, theres only benefit really. Just look at Northern Ireland.. the whole fucking country was rebuilt to an excellent standard with EU cash.

Sure, you can yell all you like about foreigners taking all the British jobs.. but you're a moron looking for a scapegoat. Jobs create jobs.. thats what we call a fact. These foreigners are going to spend their wages somewhere.. all the extra staff, with all the extra cash are going to make a lot fo jobs. Simple.

You also forget that its a two way street, you can just as easily up sticks and go to live and work in any other EU country with no hassle.. thats a fantastic thing.



Imagine a world where Russia, China or even the US will struggle to throw their weight around against a European Superstate with thousands of years of culture and Nuclear weapons to boot. Imagine the army we'd field? Imagine how awesome it would be to just stroll into Sweden like you'd wandered into Scotland. You wouldn't even need to go to the bureau de change!

People say; "I like my money with the Queen's head on it".. fine, Euros have two sides you know. You don't need to sacrifice being British, you just have to sacrifice being a simple Little Englander.

I for one am in favour, how can there be anything but benefit in us all working together?

If you're smart, you'll be in favour too.