Europe

[Furunculus]

Yes, it is somewehat predictable, isn't it? Hey, you and I will never agree on the EU.

Even so, I do hope that there will be some mainstream Eurosceptic party that takes care of your opinion. Euroscepticism is a perfectly reasonable and respectable opinion, and it is some sort of travesty that Eurosceptics have so much trouble finding a moderate voice.

Half of me hopes not, half of me does, that the British Conservatives attend to the Eurosceptic vote. I would prefer they didn't cave in, and retained their 'enlightened' view of British interest. However, things are the way they are. There is a large, consistently Europsceptic electorate in the UK. And it is simply not properly represented by mainstream British parties. (Because the EU is a money making machine for Britain's open, internationally orientated services economy and the Conservatives know it full well)

I should hope you will find yourself represented in the British and European parliaments.

no, probably not. :)

that is the nature of representative politics, so yes it is indeed marvelous that i find there to be a EU political grouping that is more representative of my views.

are you insinuating once again that were we to leave then the EU would revoke free-trade, as if it were some kind of enlightened gift to be bestowed by a benevolent EU, rather than the natural order of things?

cheers, me too.