We are being invited to throw away our power and our values. It would be a tragic miscalculationHere is a strange thing: the European Union has become a far better deal for Britain in the last 30 years,yet public support has ebbed. As the gains acquire multiplied, so cynicism has grown. For those of us committed to Britain’s station in Europe, or the referendum campaign is the last chance to build the case,and we must do that with passion and patriotism, because neither belong on one side of the argument.
The case for Britain’s EU membership is not just approximately material wealth or the strength of our borders. The character of our country and our station in the world are on the poll paper in June. The stakes could not be higher for a very simple reason: the referendum in Britain is taking station at a time of major international ferment and challenge. For Britain to quit Europe would be an unprecedented act of political self-destruction.
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Source: theguardian.com