What The Ramifications For Our Health Could Be If The UK Leaves The European Union

As the election approaches on May 7th many of the political parties, including of course our friends UKIP, are claiming the only way forward for our nation is to leave the European Union. The Conservatives, if they are given another term, are certainly euro-sceptical and many of their members would like nothing better than to leave the EU behind in the forlorn hope that Britannia can rule again.

But most people probably do not realise the ramifications of leaving the EU. Of course we know of the trading implications as we would lose a huge amount of trade from all the companies and countries who are happy to do business with the UK as an EU business partner, but would no longer deal with us if we were on our own.

There are many other issues to contemplate. For instance the EU Courts exert strict rules and regulations over the countries within the EU to ensure that the people in those countries can be treated in a fair, safe and just manner. One example is the push for EU countries to have cleaner air in their towns and cities. All countries should have complied with the rules by now so that there would be less air pollution which could save a great many peoples lives and enhance the nations health.

Unfortunately for people in the UK the government have still failed to comply and lag behind the rest of Europe in this respect, so that the EU Supreme Court have given them a deadline to reduce the level of pollution. If we were not in the EU the government would have done nothing to improve our air quality and it would be impacting greatly on the nations overall health.

Likewise there have been many instances where there have been human rights abuses that have fortunately been brought to the attention of the EU Courts who have ruled in favour of individuals who have been treated unfairly in the UK. It is vital that we have justice for all in this country.

The plain truth is that the current government cannot be trusted to deliver a fair and just society, and as the poorest members of society have borne the brunt of the recession and the governments austerity measures they often need the help of the EU Courts to ensure that the Tories are not riding roughshod over them.

In the last few years we have had huge cuts in the legal justice system and legal aid, the NHS has been severely affected and large areas of our social services have been cut to the bone. We need a higher authority on our side to ensure we have someone to appeal to if all else fails, and for this reason along with many others we need to stay as part of the European Union.