It's all EU loony left socialist ideals that has brought this about .....
LOL you were doing quite well until you spouted that out !........you can't help yourself, can yer ? 
Tell me Spongebob, do you come out with bollox like that because you actually believe it, or are you taking the piss 
Well just in case you believe that nonsense, let me remind you of a few facts. Far from being "socialist" the EU is designed to defend and strengthen capitalism against its own failing and contradiction - which are inherent to it.
With that it mind, the EU combines a bizarre mixture of neo-liberalism, and compulsory directives and protectionism. Much of the privatisation which is occurring (and will occur in the future) in the UK and the rest of the EU, is due to compliance with the "Bolkestein Directive" .........it's hardly "Socialism".
The Bolkestein Directive is named after a Dutch right-wing politician and former head of Shell Oil (no he's not a Socialist). It is responsible for forcing EU member states to comply with a right-wing neo-liberal agenda.
Just as one example.....postal services. Whilst there is no doubt that there is a genuine desire by both New Labour and the Tories to privatise the Royal Mail, they are legal obliged to so under an EU directive. EU Directive 97/67/EC of 15 DECEMBER 1997, in case you're interested. Do you call that "Socialism" ?
The most enthusiastic supporters of the EU both in the UK and the rest of Europe, have always been right-wing and Conservative. I'll remind you that it was Ted Heath a Tory Prime Minister, who took Britain into the EU. It was Margaret Thatcher a Tory Prime Minister, who signed the Single European Act in 1986 to establish a single European market. And it was John Major a Tory Prime Minister, who agreed to the Maastricht Treaty which created the Euro and the European Central Bank. Were they all "Socialists"?
Furthermore today the most ardent supporters of the Lisbon Treaty are Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Silvio Berlusconi, all right-wing and Conservatives, or would you call them "Socialists" ?
The truth is that opposition to the EU and the Lisbon Treaty throughout Europe comes primarily from the Left. And if you can't see that, then I suggest that you have allowed your opinions to be coloured by racists, little englanders, and head-in-the-sand right-wingers who refuse to acknowledge the failings and contradictions of their own brand of capitalism.
Added to that of course is Britain's rather unique recent political history within Europe, which sometimes makes the EU look positively "left-wing". For over 30 years now, Britain has had uninterrupted right-wing neo-liberal governments. This has lead to a situation where a former Prime Minister (New Labour) shamefully gloated that Britain had "the most restrictive union laws in the Western world".
Britain's anti-trade unions and very poor employment protection gives it an obvious advantage over its competitors. This is not something which the EU will appreciate as it tries to create a level playing field so that all EU companies can maximise their profits on an equal basis.
As a consequence, EU directives can sometimes appear (and indeed often are) more progressive than Britain's own regressive and conservative legislation. This leads to pseudo-lefties such as TJ on here, to enthusiastically support the EU.
Genuine left-wingers however, recognise that it is for the British people themselves to achieve social and economic justice in Britain - not foreign politicians in Brussels, who's primary concern is to maximise profits for companies, at whatever cost to workers and employees. And by using any means necessary including creating artificial demands through directives and protectionism.
Back in the days when the Labour Party was still a democratic organisation, the Labour Party fought the 1983 general election on a platform of withdrawing from the EEC/EU. That was as direct result of the influence of socialists within the party. Today many of those same socialists are involved in the electoral pact "No2EU" ..... with the aim of getting Britain out of the EU.
And back on topic.......it should be remembered that Enoch Powell was Minister of Health when the first wave of immigrants came to the UK from commonwealth countries to work in the British National Health Service. He then went on to make his "Rivers of Blood" speech. Right-wingers have always exploited immigrants, both as a source of cheap and compliant labour, and as a scapegoat to beat when things go wrong with capitalism.
