Andrew Neil Quotes

I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

European union is our destiny.

I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.

Britain's destiny lies in Europe.

The heart of the matter is that the very nature of the European Union, and of this country's relationship with it, has fundamentally changed after the coming into being of the European monetary union and the creation of the eurozone, of which - quite rightly - we are not a part.

My entire political career has been based on building up Britain's political standing and economic prosperity through our membership of the E.U. and the European project.

Theresa May has made a decision that we want our economic future to remain close to Europe: it's the biggest single market in the world; it's right on our doorstep.

I see us very much at the heart of Europe. We are founding members of the single market; we are founding members of the euro.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.

I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already.

We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

Taken slightly historically, the turning point in the E.U. was actually the Single European Act, the Thatcher/Maastricht-era stuff, which was turning the E.U. into very much a market system.

The creation of a United States of Europe is a necessity if one considers the economic and technical situation.

United States of Europe

Globilization is here to stay.

The EU is an English-speaking power. The single market was a British idea…. If you refuse please don’t expect us to help you wreck or paralyze the EU.

The EU represents a highly developed system for mutual interference in each other’s domestic affairs right down to beer and sausages.

The European Union ranks among the most extraordinary political achievement of modern times. It has abolished tariffs, established a common currency, and spread peace and prosperity to democracies across Europe.

I remember when we ignored Europe and we were totally committed to the Commonwealth and the former Empire, and thought imperial preference was the only thing which enabled us to survive, that was a mistake, and it's a similar mistake to feel Britain can't be a hugely successfully country - economically and in any other way - outside the E.U.

I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

We have the eurozone. Could we accept to be cleared, regulated, and de facto have inflows and outflows from a country that has decided to leave the E.U.? For me, definitely not.