So when the rest of Europe sets up preferential trading amongst themselves. The Japanese technology and car companies find themselves unable to compete in the Euro, do you think they'll stay here?

How will our companies who manufacture survive, the pound will no doubt be kept high, so our citizens think we are rich when we go abroad, so no-one will be able to afford our goods. We'll find ourselves in splendid isolation with only America to run to, and we all know how much we all love Dubba, is the next one likely to be any better?

If you really think that staying out of Europe is a viable option, you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Stop reading the News of the Screws, the express or the mail, and listen to what industry and the money men are saying. If we are to maintain our position as a wealthy country, as opposed to a small Island economy we have to join Europe.

It's all very well touting those tired arguments about all the money we spend on other countries, the reason we pay more is we have more. If we don't join in we won't have more. Our economic strength gives us power. If we turn down the opportunity now and have to go in a few years time with a begging bowl, do you really think we'll be in as good a position? I just don't understand why so many people want to play Brit's against the world