Why Britain should leave the EU

Taken from the Guardian.

"The flurry of weekend opinion polling that followed Friday night's agreement in Brussels has revealed a British nation that is strongly opposed to the European Union constitution and also deeply ignorant about it. Few polls in recent years say more about the state of our politics and our prejudices than the YouGov poll reported in yesterday's Sunday Times. According to this survey, British voters in a referendum would reject the constitution agreed by the 25 EU nations last week by more than two to one - 49% voting no to 23% voting yes - a margin confirmed by a separate ICM poll yesterday for the Vote No campaign.
Then, though, YouGov asked the voters what they actually knew about the constitution. Here the results produced a remarkable picture of widespread ignorance. Many people believe, for instance, that the constitution gives the EU immediate power to increase taxes in Britain - a wholly unfounded belief. Many also fear that the British passport will now be replaced by an EU one - wholly wrong again. A majority think it compels Britain to join the eurozone - not true either. Many think that the constitution gives the EU power to prevent Britain from waging a war, or that an EU representative will now take Britain's place on the United Nations security council - wrong and wrong again. Then comes a truly eloquent finding. If your anxieties were met in the treaty, the voters were asked, would you vote for or against it? By 41% to 35%, they replied, they would vote for it."

Trust me this sums it all up ..... Europe doesn't exactly bring out the rational in Britain...after all it is full of foreigners ...and we all know anything foreign is rubbish don't we?