There has been an increase in trade in services and investment, yes.

I personally do not buy into that argument as the UK has been one of the largest investors but had not joined various parts of the economic integration.

But where does the foreign policy come into this?

I agree that there is an inevitability to some, if not most of this but I do not see any necessity for it. What is the difference between having a part in a large say and having a small say? Not a lot. In one case, you will have influence on what a grouping wants to say who may then be overruled or you can say what you want anyway but that individual voice to have less significance.

Posted By: BeverlyHills0201 on June 2nd 2005 at 17:03:15

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European Referendum (NCFC) - T 07, Jun 2, 16:07:18
- Agree with Neil Kinnock... (NCFC) - Jono, Jun 2, 16:33:07
  - we were told by UKIP.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:38:16
- simple as I see it (NCFC) - south, Jun 2, 16:15:13
  - politicians all really love the EU (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:27:23
  - I disagree. Every government politician wants it. (NCFC) - Arganth, Jun 2, 16:23:11
    - it will happen one day because... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:33:15
      - No. Globalisation makes demands of the economics, not the legal position. (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 16:42:26
        
        free Trade is obsolete now though (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:53:46
        
        There has been an increase in trade in services and investment, yes. (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 17:03:15
        
        I understood the foreign minister (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:08:29
      - The question that jumps out of there is... (NCFC) - Arganth, Jun 2, 16:36:44
        
        Globalisation is not proven to to be occurrin anway... (NCFC) - vstevenson, Jun 2, 16:51:09
        
        agree its a bit of a catch all (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:03:44
        
        Agree, i'm in a real globalised mood at the mo... (NCFC) - vstevenson, Jun 2, 17:07:07
        
        OK, globalisation doesn't demand it - democracy does (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:44:29
        
        The case in point against Privatization... (NCFC) - vstevenson, Jun 2, 17:04:13
        
        agreed - a superstate is not practical or desirable at this point (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:10:39
        
        So where does a foreign minister, diplomatic service and elected president (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 16:48:12
        
        European justice is supreme over national courts (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 16:58:11
        
        Not under the constitution it wouldn't (assuming I understand it correctly)..... (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 17:06:36
        
        the EU doesn't actually take away ANY national sovereignty (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:19:31
        
        The constitution says this...... (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 17:27:17
        
        how? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:34:19
        
        But it moves it. (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 2, 17:41:07
        
        Depends on how democratic and freewilled democracy is... (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Jun 2, 16:46:25
        
        and if democracy evsits anymore? (NCFC) - vstevenson, Jun 2, 17:10:26
        
        "evsits" should say "exists" (n/m) (NCFC) - vstevenson, Jun 2, 17:11:50
        
        Of course... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 2, 17:01:40

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