I am not against what the EU actually started life as, which was a trading bloc consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Holland. As it stood them it was a good thing and a force for peace. However the UK was and is not relevant to that and De Gaulle understood that and quite reasonably blocked us joining it. We should have left it at that. It is not about "little Englanders whatever, it is about us not being compatible. The industrial strife was not just a "British Disease", it also equally badly affected and Italy who all (unlike Germany) had basically indiginous workforces in their factories our situation was compounded by us also having a large coal industry. @Alfie Noakes how do you know how those extra young voters would vote in a second referendum? .. Are you simply speaking for them without asking them first? Sarcasm is not your strong point.