The EU is straining at the seams. I'm not certain how long the EU has any hope of being a viable collective as long as nothing fundamental is changed to suit the current situation, what with the new members and large-scale anti-EU sentiments. If the UK's wishes and goals continue to oppose those of the EU it would be better for both if the UK left; I'd rather not see that happen, but rather that than a constant half-hearted attitude to the matters at hand, where no-one is happy about how things are going.