Time for action over Europe
THE real message of the European election result has been overshadowed by the ongoing controversies over MPs’ expenses and the political survival of the Prime Minister.
A party committed to the UK's withdrawal from the EU came second in those elections (UKIP) and in total around 27% of the electorate voted for a party committed to our leaving the EU.
In the light of such a vote, a widespread debate about Britain's future in the EU might have been expected, but the silence has been deafening!
Such lack of interest in the views of the British is likely to further alienate voters and drive them towards the more extreme parties.
We in the Liberal Party believe that the European Union is in need of fundamental, root and branch reform, and that the UK may have to withdraw from the EU, or threaten to withdraw, in order to achieve such reforms.
Without such reform, public anger towards an undemocratic, illiberal, protectionist and corrupt European Union is only likely to grow.
Daniel Wood, Chair of the Policy Committee, The Liberal Party
