[Osem]

I'd like to know what makes those who're certain that we should stay in the EU believe that what's happening across Europe right now is some sort of blip and it'll all work out in the end. It's not as though the EU is booming and everyone's united in a common cause. The absolute reverse is the case with the EU fragmenting to the extent that the financial crisis going on in Greece (and elsewhere) has been forgotten about. Isn't that just about the best possible indication anyone could have that the EU is already broken? After decades of trying to make it work, it's not as though the EU's riding high, an example to the rest of the world, is it? It's not as though they can seriously tell us we're lucky to be the EU's second largest net contributor whilst at the same time selling them less than they sell us.

Of course the IN brigade might be fully aware of how bad the EU's future looks but still believe we'd be better off inside it, in which case I'd ask why?