Not quite true. It was the Irish government who called a second referendum on a "watered-down" constitution.

Not a big fan of the EU but they have no power to call a referendum in a sovereign state, let alone two.

The British government might call another, who knows. But on this at least, the EU has no say. Assuming they did, it's not in their interest to have an in-out referendum in the first place!

And apart from seemingly hefty dose of Farageitis...what statistical evidence do you base your assumption that 'We don't need or want to change it from within, we want out of it to be in charge of ourselves once again'. Who exactly is WE and how many?

For what it is worth, I do wholeheartedly agree that EU has been a poorly run political animal but rather than put it down , it needs to be operated upon from within, for the potential growth and development that it can generate for UK needs & interests.

For those who wish us to leave, then you obviously think Barack Obama is likewise a cretan given his views. He said the UK's EU membership "gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union".

So is Barack wrong as well? Or is he a realist in terms of modern day market forces and beyond?

Obama will have his own addenda, just as Merkal has hers and we have our own. Just because Obama wants something does not mean it is in the British people’s best interests.

Apparently Greece are now threatening to veto Britain’s EU deal should other member states choose to close their borders to refugees.

This is the same Greece that have been propped up by EU money for the past two years now dictating what Britain can and can’t do.

Oh the irony.

Edited by Tom-the-eagle (19 Feb 2016 7.10pm)

I've spent 40+ years in the finance sector as an IFA, compliance director and in an actuarial department.

I have absolutely no concerns at all about our economy.

We are doing well now despite the EU and will continue to prosper if and when we leave it.

There were the same concerns being raised now as when we opted to keep the Pound rather than adopting the Euro. Those concerns turned out to be false. Luckily the public weren't fooled and made the right decision to support keeping the Pound.

As someone else has already pointed out, the likes of Germany rely upon us to export their goods at a rate of double to what we export to them!

Do you really think they will be implementing harsh trading terms towards us?

The Pound trades well against all currencies - always has done, always will. Our credit rating may well rise if we leave the EU as our economy would not be associated with the EU which is still struggling as a whole.

I cannot see one argument for remaining in the EU economically.