[Margaret Pilkington]

I'm not sure about the millions of voters.......we haven't really been given an opportunity to have a voice on the EU as it is today. It was 1975 the last time the electorate were given a voice on that subject....and the EU was then the EEC......an economic community......not political.

Many politicians have promised the electorate a chance to vote on the EU in the past, but none of them have been true to their word (no surprises there).
I think that the public feel very disenchanted with the EU as it is at present......how do I judge this....well the only way I can really......by listening to people talk, by talking to people.

They feel that many of the EU policies that have been forced on us, are wrong, intrusive, or just plain daft(like green grocers only being able to sell straight cucumbers - yes, really....the curved ones had to be binned.......this rule has now been thrown out, but only recently).
They feel powerless to influence the rules that are coming out of Brussels, because, although we have MEP's there, they do not seem to be fighting our corner.....and the rules seem to be made by faceless unelected bureaucrats.
If we don't like what these bureaucrats are doing it is tough...we have to lump it.

EU laws seem to be foisted on us.........Parliament should be making the laws that we abide by in this country....Not Brussels.

But all credit to Bernard for standing up for what he believes in, and standing by his opinions. I respect that.....but because he believes it doesn't necessarily make it true.