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It's time to draw a line under UKIP. It was fun
while it lasted and it proved that only 17% of
the UK electorate who bother to cast a vote are
actually anti-EU. That means that a whopping 83%
are raring to go and, hopefully, make an even
big success of the opportunities that are spread
before us across the English Channel.
Many Buckinghamshire businesses would be a lot
less prosperous if it wasn't for the EU connection.
So with the revised mandate hammered out in Brussels
we should now forget about the "Federal Superstate"
tag and get on with reaping the benefits that
this multi-national club has on offer.
With the farrago of earlier EU treaties now somewhat
amalgamated and the decision-making process streamlined,
we can now work as a union of 25 independent states
all striving for a common cause. There are so
many crucial things in our everyday lives that
can be tackled more successfully as part of a
big club rather than frustrated bystander.
There will be no usurping of individual government's
powers as the scaremongers would have us believe.
National governments will have a right to send
back proposed EU legislation for review. And a
new formula on voting structures quite rightly
gives countries with larger population a louder
voice in the council. So, for instance, Britain
will have more influence than, say, Malta or Latvia.
As a nation we have remained on the terraces for
far too long while successive governments have
striven to appease their sceptical voters. It's
time to move positively into the midfield and
further determine the EU's way forward.
Andrew Leech, Cross Reference Tel: 01753 884216
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