Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:14pm
Intellectually challenging! What a statement. I have lived in Northern Ireland for many years but spent my formative years in the Rep of Ireland where I saw a lot of people living in poor homes and primitive conditions eg no running water inside, no bathrooms or lavatories, certainly no en-suites and wall mounted televisions like people have today. Anyway , the amount of funding given to countries in need from the EU was phenomenal! The Celtic Tiger brought great wealth to everyone there and life improved beyond belief. Meanwhile, over the border because we were part of the UK, we got very little. Worse, the “troubles “ brought great pain and suffering to so much money had to be found to rebuild towns all over the country. The U.K. was paying millions into the EU coffers but we were not considered to be in need which we were. Our province didn’t move forward until very recently. The ferries used to transport us to the mainland were appalling, our trains were antiquated. We don’t actually have a rail link at Belfast International Airport, yet the closest railway is approximately 3 miles away ( I think). We flew into Dublin last week and there were buses galore waiting outside to transport people to various parts of the country. Come out of our airport and you will not see any buses because there aren’t any regular buses. You can get a bus which takes you to Belfast City but that’s no use if you don’t live there. If the EU had pumped money into our province, things might have been different. It has taken years to finally provide good quality social housing which aren’t damp and single glazed. It is more than likely the same in other parts of the mainland . WE NEED TO KEEP OUR OWN MONEY FOR OUR OWN PEOPLE. We have given enough away. Poverty is still there and some people live a poor existence , a very poor existence.
I mentioned the Rep of Ireland benefitting from the EU and our beloved Spain is another example. Take a look at the roads system... fantastic. Rail system.. fantastic too. Yet Spain is not one of the countries paying huge chunks of money to support other countries. They have done well too.
So, intellectually challenged , I think not. The whole concept of the EU is good in many ways but not financially for the UK, Germany and France. Share and share alike , in an ideal world a very good idea but it’s now time to put things right at home. Our NHS needs a massive injection of funds, our armed forces have been drastically reduced over so many years, education is of paramount importance. It’s time to put our own house in order.
It’s sad to be leaving the EU but needs must. Our country is in a sorry state and it’s time to put things right and we will. There are those who believe that we won’t survive and that all hell will be let loose. No way.!! Life has a way of moving on and it will be different but in due course, we will think nothing of it. The EU are furious that we decided to leave and clearly decided to be darned awkward ( very grown up attitude) Now, with a week or two to go, it’s full steam ahead. Think of all the good money wasted trying to arrange a deal , millions down the drain and it will all be thrashed out in a matter of weeks.
Life will go on as usual. My late mother in law used to say “ it’ll be a seven day wonder” and it is true. People lose interest very quickly. Life changes as we have all witnessed this year.
Happy Christmas to you all.
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