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Originally Posted by Shelley_c

Someone needs to go back and read their books. Your responses are poor and need re-written possibility re-evaluated. Was this from a prediction survey? I'm not a racist I have plenty of non english friends I associate myself with whom are hardworking people who didn't abuse the system although this is one of the golden rules immigrants do exploit in the British system and manchester is seeing a vast increase in immigrants lately. I'll scream racism, I'll exploit a loophole and get my voice heard and increase the debt and limit the resources on silly matters where it would have benefited someone who greatly needed it.

I'm not even going to quote any of your other responses because that would entail me to venture to other sources and prove to you when obviously your not really living in the real world. All I can say is bury your head back in your books and even try to venture out. you cannot see any exploits from joining the eu? and/or people suddenly flocking here since their country got accepted? hmm I can see a little biased here and an element of narrow mindness and choosing to ignore the facts

I brought up the UN because the thread starter brought it up in the first post.

Your quite amusing though if not damaging to the economy. I'm sure we will debate more thoroughly throughout the day but let me wake up first.

Oh I see, so because I am an academic, I am going to get the "go-back-to-your-books" remark, which lives up to the stereotype that academics live in books and have no world interaction. How childish!
I do like the bit in bold ~ not only did you not present any supposed 'facts' () but I actually smiled to myself when you made the remarks of narrow-mindedness.
I provided you with an all-round-view of the benefits of the EU (including the more obscure ones) and all you are rambling about is the increased immigrant population in Manchester (which I can sympathise with) but that is hardly a sufficient reason to leave the EU. So unless you have a new and interesting (although I have heard all the eurosceptic arguments before) argument, I am also more than happy to indulge.

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Originally Posted by lasto

well i never got a vote.They would`nt ask the people anything because they know we would`nt approve it.

In an ideal world, they should have a vote ... but the reality is that most of the electorate are at best too uninformed and worst too thick. Period.
During the week of the MEP elections, papers had Susan Boyle's latest break-down on the front page. That is what the electorate would rather read about.

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Originally Posted by GSeybold

I can't remember but was the EU voted in by the people or did the government decide on their own?

What do you mean, in the UK or generally?
Well it went through an Act of Parliament ... that is how constitutional issues are done in the UK. Unlike Ireland, where their bizarre constitution requires a referendum for everything.

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Originally Posted by RedeemedWarrior

either that or extremely predictable
Bible (yes outdated relic of a book to some of you) predicted its arrival near 2000 years ago.

Predicting a revived Roman empire, while Rome was still alive and Kicking

I don't see a need for the EU, we don't need a bunch of Liberals from france, germany and the "suck up to Islam incase we offend some ethic group" EU countries to make our laws.

I have nothing against anyone due to their color of their skin, i have friends of all colours, Culture and religion?, heck yes they live in our country they live by our culture

... and the British Empire ... which makes me so proud!