Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
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Comments PolicySomeone once suggested that I look at some of Farage's speeches in the EU Parliament for a good laugh. Yes his forth right way was interesting. However underlying it all was his constant reference to the lack of democracy within the EU. He also had a good line on the way former East European Communists had set up voting blocks and were controlling the Parliament (Yes minister, Britain wants to stay, January 3).
Probably the worst aspect of the EU is its tendancy towards imposing nanny type regulations and laws. Then there is the ECHR which really has made life difficult for many. It all fits the Europeans view on governance wonderfully, but not it seems the British people and their bottom up style of politics.
Norway and Switzerland sit outside the EU but have a linked relationship especially for trade. If UK could achieve the samething, then as a net donor rather than reciever of largess, they would be better out of it.
There are only so many times on can threaten to leave before the menace is no longer taken seriously, and leaving becomes the only option (Yes minister, Britain wants to stay, January 3).
This is the position Britain is in.