All these re-assuring comments about we Brits being resourceful and so on don't mean a thing. The truth is that we are not more nor less resourceful than the occupants of any other bit of land on this planet. We had some luck to begin with a couple of centuries back in being able to capitalise on coal, slavery and exploitation of less industrially developed peoples. That got us a head start and we're still living off the wealth and status acquired then, with our advantage rapidly being worn away by the advance of developing nations. We are living in a very different world now from the one in which we grew to be "Great" Britain. We needed the help of the US to help us resist the rise of fascism last time and we'd need it even more were that philosophy to rear it's ugly head again in Europe. That's why I think we're better off staying in, giving it one more go, if you like, and trying to work with the EU rather than as a competitor. If we fail to do our bit to support the EU we won't need a Brexit because the EU will soon be no more.

That said, I don't think it really makes much difference to me personally and I don't really care which way the vote goes. I know that whatever happens my opportunities will scarcely be affected either way. It's really a choice between two not particularly different scenarios.