Exhilarating, isn’t it? A referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union is at hand. For the first time in a generation, there’s a real possibility that Britain might leave. With that prospect so tantalisingly close, it’s tempting to want to rush ahead. ‘Bring it on!’ many regular readers will say. Hold on. Let’s make sure we maximise our chances of winning.
Like it, or not, a great many voters – despite all that Brussels red tape and all those ghastly EU commissioners – have yet to be convinced that we should leave. If you think that winning over fifty percent of the votes is easy, just cast your mind back to election night in your constituency…
For almost forty years, we Brits have complained about Europe. We’ve found the over regulation irksome and the arrogance of Brussels officials overbearing.
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