EU: Should the UK Leave or Stay?

[abaris]

Wasn't the premise in the first place to be a purely economic union and not one that was political? Which is actually what it's turned out to be?

We never signed up to that.

I was sold on it being a political union when we were called to vote in 1994. I voted for the four freedoms, not for some neocon experiment.

So, yes, based on that I would be in favor of the UK leaving. Simply to make a point. Not because I want to see them go. A point that should be made also in the case of many eastern european countries. You can't pick the cherries. Either buy what is offered or get out of the shop. I'm certainly not comfortable with my tax money going to subsidize countries that don't show any solidarity when it comes to shouldering a problem.