The EU Referendum in the UK: My thoughts and Opinions.

I would firstly like to point out before I start this rant that I personally believe that we should stay within the EU, as in my opinion it will benefit the majority in the long run. Although, this is just my view and if my rant, about how the government has gone around addressing this issue becomes bias in any way, then this is why. I believe we should stay and not allow a few peoples concerns about an organisation in terms on money and immigration shadow out the positives the EU gives every country involved. 

The UK Government had no choice in deciding whether or not we had to have this referendum. It needed to happen. The EU was a big factor in the 2015 UK General Election and continues to plague the minds of our society due to politicians fears being used to gain votes. Yes the EU is not perfect, is any Government perfect? Is any large body of people trying to gain a conclusion going to be simple and easy to organise?

Immigration is always going to be an issue, its either there isn't enough immigration or there is too much. People always fear the unknown and the possibility that our country could be over-run with people from all over Europe is something which for people can be scary. Its natural to fear the unknown. This is why the leave campaign is so real and convincing, it appeals to peoples fears of being an over-crowded nation. But the way the "In" and "Leave" campaign have gone about showing the general public there views on this is not impressive in the slightest...

Both sides are using fear to their benefits. That is not a healthy way of convincing people to do what you want them to do. That is what dictators do, that is what bullies do, that is what both campaigns are doing. The "In" campaign are saying how our economy will crash and cause chaos if we leave and the "leave" campaign are using the fears of "too much immigration" as their tool in this election. That is not right.

My mother came to England in the 1960s from India and people had the same fears then about immigration. Nothing has changed. We have got through each rush of immigration whether its from Asia, Africa or Eastern Europe. There is nothing to be afraid of, these fears cause so much sadness and anger for everyone involved. Immigration comes and goes in its rushes, we can adapt. These people want a better life, so we need to give them a chance in our society and not be hostile and ignorant about why they are coming here. They don't want to "steal our jobs", they want a better life.

The economy also is a difficult subject to approach because of how different it is every day. I'm not an expert, but from what I've heard form experts and from the news is that yes there is a chance that the economy will crash and that is not good for anyone wanting a job, British or not.

However, nothing is definite in our world. The extra cash could go into better uses, such as the struggling NHS and other public services which desperately need money. But is it better to go back to where we were in 2008 but have better services, or get out of this debt and slowly pump money back into all of our services and deal with the slow services? That's the ethical question which is causing many people confusion in deciding what side to take.

Whatever you decide, don't let the playground politicians debates where they just tell each other that they are wrong to decide your vote. Make your own research, not what the government are telling us to read. Look into every detail you are unsure of, make sure you know what you are dealing with. Make the right decision for you. I've made my decision now. I want to stay in as I can see all the positives the EU gives us. Easy trade, job security, easy access across the whole continent, the ability to have a say in what happens to our neighbours.

However, I would like to see more reforms and an absolution to any corruption so that all our money is going to do some good, and not just go to the politicians in Brussels.