So you think you can see inside their minds and what they say is just to catch votes? That this from Wiki is incorrect?

"The Labour Party has been broadly Pro European in recent years, with a vast proportion of the Parliamentary Labour Party advocates of membership of the EU and of the campaign."

I know many people here are ultra cynical about politicians, but I thought you were better than that.

That they often say what they have been told what to say by their parties, who are pandering to popular opinions, is what I believe needs to be changed. We need to free our MPs of the fear of speaking their minds, telling the truth and voting in ways they don't actually agree with. MP's need to be prepared to make decisions they know will be unpopular but which they also know is in our best interests. We will then, hopefully, regain trust and respect.

Can you just stop giving actual facts about where you live; now then ! It doesn’t suit certain narratives and doesn’t help posters having guesses about it

In Ireland prices are 50% higher than the EU average. I think we're the highest but sometimes Finland beats us. Lucky we give loads of American companies a tax Haven whilst we also have some of the highest taxes. Our national broadcaster has a series - cheap European homes - wonder why that is?

So you think you can see inside their minds and what they say is just to catch votes? That this from Wiki is incorrect?

"The Labour Party has been broadly Pro European in recent years, with a vast proportion of the Parliamentary Labour Party advocates of membership of the EU and of the campaign."

I know many people here are ultra cynical about politicians, but I thought you were better than that.

That they often say what they have been told what to say by their parties, who are pandering to popular opinions, is what I believe needs to be changed. We need to free our MPs of the fear of speaking their minds, telling the truth and voting in ways they don't actually agree with. MP's need to be prepared to make decisions they know will be unpopular but which they also know is in our best interests. We will then, hopefully, regain trust and respect.

It requires more than belief. It requires enough desire to stir people into action, and that has to come from us. It happened with UKIP and the SNP, and I think a similar mass movement in favour of rejoining the EU, in some way, is already beginning to coagulate. How long that, or the political realignment and PR that I expect, will take is another question, but I think they will eventually happen.

Your description of the way politicians are responding to the transgender issue seems a little odd. Surely it would make them popular to denounce the idea. Defending transgender, and other LGBT, issues is not popular. That politicians do it therefore is showing leadership over something, which is a welcome change.

I don't write their PR so you would need to ask them but it seems pretty obvious to me. Costs have risen everywhere but ultimately the strength of the EU and the efficiency of the single market would benefit us. If you don't live here then you won't have witnessed the spiraling prices we are seeing.