The EU does not just service the needs of Germany and France! It is very much more than that. If you think we are in a stronger position to negotiate anything outside the EU, then I think you are living in a dream world. There is strength in numbers.

Immigration, both legal and illegal, would be an issue whether inside or out. Dealing with it on our own though is very much harder. We will always be a preferred destination because of our language.

We depend on imported food, much of it from the EU and that's not likely to change. It is though already getting more expensive.

Renewable energy is also something that is needed, whether inside, or out. The question is where it is better managed. Once again, there is strength in size.

Why are we a preferred destination because of our language? Using that logic genuine refugees from Arab speaking countries would seek a safe haven in Arabic speaking countries/ Muslim in Muslim. Many coming over the Channel are from French speaking Africa but choose not to stay in France….fact. Gatwick getting many Spanish speaking Panamanians, who transit through Spain but choose to come to the UK.
Whether we have been in or out of the EU,the French have done little to stop cross Channel illegal immigration…fact. We are still giving them £m’s to stop the flow, they have no will to do so….fact

That is so full of sh*t that you must have brown eyes!

Our island status brings us nothing in today's world. It's no longer a moat around our medieval castle, which enables us to raise the drawbridge to repel invaders. It just adds transportation costs.

The EU is not, never has been and never will, be heading to a federal government. That truly is the "Project Fear" of the Eurosceptic. Some members may draw closer, but not the entire EU, and that would definitely have included us. The EU cannot force it, and we would never agree.

And you know that for a fact do you? Who is full of s***?
It is inevitable if the EU continues. Look at what has happened since we joined.

There is definitely an advantage to being an island, and it is called the sea. A big blue wobbly thing.
It will keep most people out if that is our desire.

My eyes are as blue as an azure sea around a coral island.

I think the ultimate destination for many economic migrants is the USA. Rightly or wrongly, they seem to think the UK is a convenient stepping stone on which they can improve their language skills, gain some work experience and move on to golden dawns in the west.

The French, especially in the north, are notoriously perfidious!

The sea has been an effective barrier for thousands of years. Those that have come here have been in small numbers and mostly with force. The last twenty years has changed all that, with successive governments following an insane policy of mass immigration. When a future government realizes that it's time to pull up the draw bridge, we will have an advantage over the rest of Europe. Illegals could be stopped easily if we wanted it badly enough. We clearly don't.

Enough of your Lefty nonsense.