Quote Originally Posted by ryanman View Post
Breaking the quote tree.

The thing is, would closing our borders really help us get back on our feet?

I'm from a school of thought that thinks that if Britain was to become isolationalist then it would eventually revert from being the world's 6th largest economy to a small island, with a middling population and average resources. We would eventually, in a few generations become the nation we by rights should be (ie a lot less influential and thus wealthy). It is our connections and influence, borne thorugh the empire and multiple wars that give us the inflated position we have 'enjoyed' our the past 2 centuries. One of the primary ways this influence manifests itself is as a key member of the EU.
Well unless I have the discussion with Beanz and yourself face to face I'd rather leave it at this point as some of my comments have offended people , yes we disagree but that's life I guess.