Eu Question From The Queen

[naomi24]

//The Queen has been canvassing opinion on the EU debate by asking dinner companions: "Give me three good reasons why Britain should be part of Europe."//


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/21/queen-asks-guests-to-give-her-3-reasons-why-britain-should-remai/


How would you respond?

[ToraToraTora]

I can't think of one!

[Dodger666]

Me neither.

[Zacs-Master]

Tariff free imports and exports
Sovereignty - Britain would still have to answer to the UN, WTO & NATO.
Our World Standing - The Economist has predicted that Britain would find itself "a scratchy outsider with somewhat limited access to the single market, almost no influence and few friends".

[mushroom25]

#what have the romans ever done for us?....#

[sp1814]

The economy (short term). I'm going away twice later this year, and decided to be cautious and buy my holiday money ahead of time.

Red tape - the UK will have to renegotiate trade deals with each country in the EU.

Workers rights enshrined by the EU. Maternity pay and holiday pay might not be affected immediately, but look at zero hours contracts - when companies can screw over their staff, they will.

[Old_Geezer]

We can't avoid being part of Europe, but we need not be part of the EU.
1. Errrr
2. Ummm
3. That's it.

[Old_Geezer]

Tariffs, nice to have when exporting, can be a pain not to have when trying to make a level playing field for your own industries when importing.
Sovereignty, we don't actually answer to anyone, but we agree with some international organisations who don't try to take us over. Agreement isn't a loss of sovereignty, it's cooperation.
Our world standing, as part of the EU it would be near zero as we would have little independent say, our influence would be commandeered by the EU: but outside whatever influence we have it will be ours, not simply added to EU policies we may not even agree with. Yeah, right, no influence and few friends. As if.
Economies go up and down all the time. Renegotiation happens all the time of else nothing would improve.
Workers rights are not particularly protected when free movement of labour allows national expectations to be undercut by importing in outside labour. Nothing the EU has passed is anything the UK couldn't opt to do if it wished.
I suspect the queen may have not have been able to receive many valid replies.

[Old_Geezer]

... or else ...

[Gromit]

The Queen should not be dragged into this (again).
Private conversations the Queen has should not be disclosed.

// Her Majesty's biographer, Robert Lacey, reported the Queen's comments //

Firstly, he is not "Her Majesty's biographer" he is just someone who has wrote a toadying book on the Queen. The Queen does not have an official biographer, and it certainly would be a reporter for American ABC Television.
Secondly, the Queen asked a question, she made no comments.

[naomi24]

Gromit, are you interested in answering the question?

[Ellipsis]

I wonder if anyone dare answer "We have a long history of, and enjoy, being told what to do by unelected people who we can't turf out".

[Gromit]

1. Jobs.
2. Employment rights.
3. Security.

[Ellipsis]

Attitude, attitude and attitude.

We are British, your Majesty. We can make being in the EU work. We can make being outside the EU work. Whether we choose to be in or out says a lot about our attitude to ourselves, our neighbours and the rest of the world.