Should UK change currency to the Euro?

[zaire]

I think we should. Euro is the future. Everyone else has it. Ireland has it.

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[Paul_Norn_Iron]

I'm on Ireland and I don't have it, unless I'm mistaken. The Rebulic of Ireland has it.

Why would it be a good idea? The rich get poorer and the poorer get richer? Is the pound not stronger than the Euro, why would you want to change that?

Anti-Euro loyal here.

 

[maniaco]

no way...i think we should keep the pound...the government's doing a good job of removing english heritage as it is.

 

[TheGMan]

It's not as simple as yes or no. The idea of a single European currency, I think, is sound. Unfortunately, it is tied up with a larger European project that isn't. At present, we are better able to pursue sensible economic policies by staying out of the single currency.

 

[puppy]

working in retail for an irish company alot of our products are market with euro pricing and i find alot of our customers either dont notice this and assume the prices dont correspond with the price points on the rails or think theyre priced in dollars :/

 

[Paul_Norn_Iron]

Must be as thick as two short planks then.

 

[Buttermilk]

no way...i think we should keep the pound...the government's doing a good job of removing english heritage as it is.

Your English Heritage (The Bank of England) was actually founded by a Scotsman

 

[zaire]

If we get the Euro then the Euro will become the strongest currency and the most important currency in the world.

We need to be competive with China, India, USA, Brazil, etc.

And a way a good way of being competive is having the most important currency.

 

[teehee]

it wont though
at the monet if we join the euro our economy will go boom
just look at Germany, since adopting the euro their econonmy isnt exactly......great
everyone goes on about heritage...thats rubbish......one day if it benefits us and the peopel around us then we should join, but right now, no way!!!

 

[gal4God]

Yes change to the Euro. we are in the EU so it makes sense. it would make it easier 4 bussinesses and tourists.

 

[TomUK]

We should keep the pound. There are far too economic arguments against adopting the euro.

 

[elenas_flickaby]

we should keep the pound, i'm lazy and can't handle change

 

[LadyIcthus]

I'm definitely in favour of keeping the pound.

 

[ScottishJohn]

I think we stay with the pound.

The fact is that the Euro has not been a good experiment for any of the countries which went in, and many are now experiencing growing campaigns to withdraw from the Euro.

Besides, every time you change currency it is an opportunity for all of us - rich and poor - to get ripped off. The inflation in the Euro zone when the changeover happened and everyone rounded up their prices was incredible. We had decimalisation, I think we need to wait a wee while before we get robbed liked that again.

 

[meebs]

hmm..

there is no "other" option.

I want to see how the Euro goes in the next few years. So my option is yes...eventually.

I dont think i know enough about it though Economics is not a strong point with me. I jus' 'as money an' i spends it.

 

[David Brider]

Personally I'm quite in favour of having a world currency, never mind a European one. Whether you want to call it a Dollar or a Pound or a DollarPound or something else, I'm not really bothered. I'd just like the whole world to unite as one. Mind you, according to some Christians this makes me the AntiChrist. Which, um, I'm not.

David.

 

[Kas]

English Euroepean it amkes no difference...I would be happy to support an openly Christian Europe with a single currency so I voted yes...but I would want that qualification in there before |I voted in an actual referendum...

Kas

who thinks the question should be what type of Europe do we want to see?

 

[meebs]

English Euroepean it amkes no difference...I would be happy to support an openly Christian Europe with a single currency so I voted yes...but I would want that qualification in there before |I voted in an actual referendum...

Kas

who thinks the question should be what type of Europe do we want to see?

a united one with no prejudice, actually i agree with David Brider! i wanna see a united world.

 

[David Brider]

a united one with no prejudice, actually i agree with David Brider! i wanna see a united world.

Well, just as long as you're not the AntiChrist either. Sounds like my kind of world.

David.

 

[zaire]

I want a United Countries of Europe. One parliament in Brussels, scrap all the other ones. It would basically be like the United States of America but countries.