But Jane, the EU evolved from the Common Market but now it's become more of a power base, a political party, a power bloc even. The dominant figure has been Angela Merkel, whom I admire as a strong woman, but not as the person who seems to be determining our future.
We are not leaving Europe. We will always be Europeans, but I don't see that we've ever been joined by a cultural, or economical umbilical cord to say Greece, or Slovenia. We aren't in charge of it either. The democracy of the EU, a vast area, seems bewildering to me. I am not sure much of what is going on is in our interests. And the cost of membership is ludicrous.