Speaking from experience
A lot has been said about the EU referendum and I have no doubt that a lot more will be said in the coming months.
I would like to let the young vociferous remainers who are continually blaming the selfish older generation for depriving them of becoming citizens of the totalitarian state of Europe that maybe we do know better.
As children we were taught to listen to our elders, as they speak from experience, a maxim that still holds sway today in many cases. Many of us above 50 still say “if only I had listened to my parents” as we realise their advice about falling out of trees and hurting our knees would come back to haunt as in future years.
Well it is the same EU vote, back in 1975 we had the option of joining this great nascent trading organisation and in forging closer ties with Europe. We were told that once we became members food prices would plummet, our shops would become a like the horn of cornucopia with exotic goods flowing freely and cheaply. That bureaucracy would be cut and life would be easier.
In fairness the EU has brought about many good things, we can now buy many foods that were considered exotic or too expensive to the British when I was a child; pasta, peppers, aubergines, garlic, tomatoes at Christmas, wines plus a myriad of other imports.
We can now travel across EU borders with ease, either to live, work or holiday. Some EU employment laws are also very good, but not every EU country abides by them and some just ignore all rules.
Back in 1975 as now lies were told by both sides of the argument, and many truths were not told. In 1975 we never voted for the European Parliament that has elevated EU ministers and employees to a level higher than royalty and even higher then the Russian Tsars.
Back in 1975 I was young and inexperienced; I believed that politicians had the best interest of the people at heart. My parents and many of the older generation then warned against voting to join Europe as they felt there was a hidden agenda; but I knew best.
Now 41 years later I am a lot more experienced in the ways of the world, I have learnt that all politicians “speak with forked tongue” and I believe that the EU is set to implode.
The only way to save the doomed EU project would be to restructure the entire thing, but that will never happen because too many failures are employed by the commission and they have all been promoted to positions well above their competencies and are paid far too much money.
