Nigel Farage: On the Titanic towards Economic and Democratic Disaster

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• European Parliament, Strasbourg, 13 December 2011

• Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, UKIP leader, Co-President of the EFD Group in the European Parliament (Europe of Freedom and Democracy group)

• Debate: European Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of the 8-9 December 2011 - with José Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy

- 'Blue Card' question: Alyn Smith MEP (Scottish National Party)
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
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• Sources:
Video: EbS - European Parliament
Music from Velvet Choker (Corner Stone Cues)
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Transcript:
"I often ask myself the question - why would a successful country that has enjoyed a thousand years of independence give up its right of self-government to the unelected non-entities which sit before us this morning?

And the answer that comes back from the Foreign Office and the great of the good is that we must have influence in Europe; we must have a seat at the top table so we can change things.

We have done our best to prove what good Europeans we are. We go on paying you 50 millions pounds a day. We've helped the Euro bailout fund even though we did not join the currency, thank goodness. We've given you 80 percent of the fish stocks that swim in our waters, your fleets can come and take that from us.

And we've applied every directive you have given us absolutely to the letter, all of it to gain influence. In fact, Nick Clegg is so deluded he still thinks we can take the lead in Europe.

When a British prime minister goes to a summit with a very modest proposal to protect a uniquely important British industry a snarling President Sarkozy tells him where to go, with German approval of course.

And we find ourselves without a friend in the room. Some influence!

Well, you have decided to head off on the Titanic towards economic and democratic disaster and we are now in a lifeboat outside the Titanic, but we're threatened by a bow wave that is going to come and engulf us if we're not careful - and it's retribution - We've heard the language of retribution this morning - financial market legislation is going to be imposed upon Britain and we will have no influence whatsoever over any of it.

Something changed though on Friday, Mr Cameron may not know it but we are now on course, Britain is going to make the Great Escape.

We are going to get out of this Union, we are going to be the first European country to get our freedom back. I suspect many others will follow and then what we'll have is our democracy back, our liberty back, and we'll have influence in the world as you lot head for disaster. It is going to happen."

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[TheDutchLoyalist]

SNP...bunch of unfaithful left-wing traitors. Scotland received English money for decades and now they wanna have their independence and let the rest of the UK in to misery and chaos. And don,t forget after all: There pro Eu scum.

[MrTech012]

Typical fucking scot with a chip on his shoulder. If they get their independance, they can all fuck off out of England and we'll take our jobs back then cheers, you sort your own shit out,.

[HoldupnWatch]

Like how ever counter statement at farage, the person sounds like an idiot. They base their answers on politics rather than hte good of the people. Cheers Farage, come run for office in the USA sometime.. Id vote for you!

[trollsbro]

To listen to more very good informative Nigel farage interviews find him online at kingworldnews (some good economists interview there as well)

[trollsbro]

So many Europeans while disdaining America don't seem to realize that your essentially in the same boat. You have government and currency controlled by central banks that purposely create currency crisis to slowly consolidate power away from individual nations.

[Naminukaz]

@Maserati7200 look at your own country tuckfard

[Maserati7200]

I'm an American looking at this from afar, and I must say I stand with the UK. Divorce yourselves from the evil organization called the EU. You used to be the the world's greatest power, now you're taking orders from some overpaid Brussels bureaucrat for fuck's sake. Fuck the rest of Europe, let them destroy themselves with their union.

[Dennisisabloke]

Nigel Farage is quite right about The EU. full trade common market but not one government in Brussels this is madness with all country's in the EU have different languages and cultures economies so how can you expect them all to work the same, not possible, this is madness, we should be out but in now you know that makes sense Dr Den.

[Blinkey101]

Black card Lister... Black card

[spudthrasher]

The SNP siding AGAINST the Tories? It's obviously not Scottish election time!

[Zatiria]

I agree with Alyn Smith. What David Cameron did was extremely selfish. In these difficult times when we need to more than ever before, unite to act against the economic crisis he has chosen to instead save his own skin. David Cameron is a traitor to Europe.

[midgiemarsh]

The SNP are traitors to Scotland. They are not scottish nationalists they are EU nationalists