The dubious "benefits" of EU membership

As unemployment rises rapidly in the UK, it is understandable that workers at a refinery in north Lincolnshire were angry that an Italian company imported foreign workers when there were many British people available who would have jumped at the chance to work.

Unfortunately, that is one of the "benefits" of our EU membership - that a foreign company can tender for a contract in our country, and that foreigners can legally come here to work and, in some cases, take jobs that were already filled by British workers.

The only way to remedy this appalling situation would be our complete withdrawal from the EU. That way we would not be hide bound by rules made on the continent for the benefit of continental Europe, we would not give billions each year which could instead be spent on our health service and pensioners and we would be able to employ our own people without constantly being told that we must not discriminate against foreign workers and that they must have an equal (or in most cases greater) chance of getting work.

Good luck to the protesters. Read about it here.