Us and them

Our politicians and our popular press just don’t get Europe.
They see it as foreigners interfering in our affairs.
Germany, France and the other people who do get Europe see it as a terrific opportunity to do things together, rather than separately.
Our lot see it in terms of ‘What’s in it for us?’. The enlightened majority in Europe see it as ‘What can we do for all of us?’
Cameron doesn’t want Europe doing things for us, yet he goes to the G8 summit and says G8 must do something to deal with multi-national companies dodging tax. Isn’t this something Europe could do more effectively than a single country can do on its own?
It’s fascinating. The arguments being used for the UK breaking away from Europe are exactly the same as the arguments the Scots are using for breaking away from the UK. But the UK going alone is seen as good whereas the Scots going alone is seen as bad.
I like change. I want the Scots to try it on their own. I’d love the Northern Irish to do the same.
I’d like England to be a full member of a federal Europe.
According to the politicians, I’m in a minority. Am I? Maybe a referendum would show there are more like me.