Second Vote?

[Altobelli]

Well, we will never know Sinkov.

Without doubt she pushed for greater integration and for the EU to become bigger. Her aspiration was that Eastern block countries would join the party - which subsequently came to pass.
There were bound to be disagreements in the details - on many sides - but if Thatcher had been in power in the 90's she would have been pushing for EU expansion and greater integration - this is what she believed in.
And in most ways the EU today is pretty much what she wanted.
To say that she would be 100% against the EU today is wildly inaccurate. She was a committed Europhile, but she would have been pushing the UK's interests strongly as well.

Sorry 59, I don't agree with your statement above, over the years the Leopard EU has changed its spots, just look at the Brexit talks and May's deal, they sound like it is a bad deal for their EU with glum faces and sad dialogue, but underneath they must be wetting themselves with glee, O.K. it is ourselves who has wanted to leave and naturally they don't want that but their conduct could and should have been more amicable along the way, if that does not tell you anything look at Italy being told to scrap "Their" Budget and do another one as its not acceptable enough for the EU, and now an EU Army, For What purpose ? What Need ?

For me everything about the EU stinks, its unelected mouth pieces, its directives to all 28 Countries and their flippant dealings with those members, its general attitude to non EU Countries unless they have a finger in that trough, and now they are polishing the Jack boots again wanting a bloody army, and to make matter worse it was the leader of Germany who first voiced it FFS

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Because I am naturally inquisitive and love to hear other opinions, during my recent visit to Prague I asked several dozen people who are Czech Republican citizens what they think of the EU.

It is worth noting they have maintained their own currency, but are forced to accept the Euro in shops and restaurants etc. To a man or woman it was a case of, "I wish we were leaving the EU like the UK are doing". They are not very favourable towards the Germans either!