merseymouth wrote:Hi all, The "United States of Europe" is very much the desire of France, Germany, Irish Republic et al, has been the agenda of De Gaulle, A. Hitler and De Valera and their sucessors!
A USE is not the policy of any of those countries and I'm pretty sure the political successors of Hitler are among the Leave campaigners in the UK, France and Germany!
merseymouth wrote:The fact that Blair is supportive is no surprise, he has always had a place on the Euro Gravy Train in his sights.
He completely messed that bed by invading Iraq and he knows it. I will eat a hat if he ever gets a role at the EU without it being somehow forced by a future UK Blairite leader. So don't you think his comments are probably fairly without personal interest, much more than many current MPs?
merseymouth wrote:Sure the implementation of majority voting for all matters would be an inprovement over the current veto stance, it would stop Spain getting bolshie over Gibraltar whilst occupying terriory in Africa in a similar way to what they accuse the UK being guilty?
I'm not convinced. I suspect there are a few issues where it's still worth needing unanimity. It would be better to find some peace over Gibraltar, as it would for Spain to make peace with Morocco over Ceuta and Melilla, Perejil Island, and the other small territories.
merseymouth wrote:We should all work together in Europe, but a Super State is not the way forward.
I agree - and walking away from the EU isn't the way to do it either.