[Margaret Pilkington]

I fall into several of the categories you mention....I have pointed out that there are other countries which feel the EU does not serve them well.
I have also mentioned that there are countries who cherry pick which legisaltion they will and will not follow.
I have probably said (in some round about way) that the EU will ultimately fail because of its lack of accountability and undemocratic configuration.
I make no apologies for these observations and would not for one moment call these observations whinging...or anything so negative. They are MY opinions......and to me are valid.

Maybe the fragile world economy has something to do with us being IN the EU.... the way the EU operates...the fact that we cannot trade with who we want....maybe leaving the EU would be better for world trade.

Maybe it is time to dump the deadwood(I hope we fall into that category...but I know that we don't)

Of course President Obama is there to look after the interests and the values of the US...as you say it is his job.
As it is the job of our PM to look after the interests of this country....at which he has failed miserably.
Barack Obama spoke today of his support for the EU and mentioned democracy.
The EU and democracy should never appear in the same sentence it is not a democratic organisation...it may look democratic, but it isn't.
Not when you consider that we cannot have any influence over those who make the rules...they are unelected and as such are not accountable to the ordinary folks.