The EU

I have long been in favour of the EU. It seesm to me that Europe needs to have a united approach to world affairs. Where I have a problem with the EU is in it's interference in the strictly internal affairs of the member states. To me it has no locus int telling member states what their ice cream should be made of or tings of that nature. My othere problem with the EU is the Common Fisheries Policy which was cobbled together very quickly immediately prior to the UK joining what was then the Common Market, Europe knew very well that Britain and Ireland between them controlled 75% of euorpes Atlantic fishery. To England which is the UK writ large , fishing was a matter of little consequence; in order to join the UK threw away the fishing industry. To Scotland which controls about one third of the european fishing waters in the North Atlantic, fishing is vital, a major industry for our small country. The CFP has been a total diaster for the Scottish Fishing Industry.