Why has New Labour been so supportive of further EU integration contrary to Labour's traditional views?

Question

Why has New Labour been so supportive of further EU integration contrary to Labour's traditional views?

Answer 1

FOREIGN INFLUENCE!! WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

I TELL YOU NOW...EUROPE ARE FEATHERING THERE OWN NESTS AND d**n  BRITAIN..THEY ARE OUT TO GET US MARK MY WORDS.....THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS GO EURO....PRICES WILL GO UP AND UP....LOOK WHAT DECIMAL CURRENCY DID FOR US AND EVERYTHING WENT UP OVER NIGHT AND THAT WAS JUST OUR GOVERNMENT????

Answer 2

because they are sponsored by big business these days, so they have to play their masters tune. keeping wages low , and of course businesses and the government hoped the immigrants would boost the economy with all their earnings, this of course has backfired as we have seen most send their money home to boost their own family's standard of living, and their homeland economy's. funny how these so called highly educated men/women  couldn't see that one coming.

Answer 3

I think they are establishment politicians that clearly think they are smarter than you and do not require your input on your future.  They are no different than the US neo-cons.  They are guided by an ideology that believes EU integration has some benefit that you are too unsophisticated to understand.

Just look at the perpetual smug look on their faces.  These guys are in rooms with each other constantly.  They live in a bureacratic world surrounded by people that just parrot the same views back and forth.   They do no receive or solicit opinions outside from their inner circle.

Answer 4

Cos they are Trairors!.

Answer 5

They do not care who rules this Country just as long as they can receive their Parliamentary stipend.

There can be no other explanation for the consistent treachery

Answer 6

It's a good question and very hard to answer, suffice to say that New Labour are not the Labour party of old. They're a completely different kettle of fish. I'll add to this answer in a little while with a more constructive take on this.

Answer 7

there is a history of talking support

Answer 8

Leopards always change their spots for gain. Torys are no better. In fact I can hardly name more than a few politicians worldwide that I would deem to be honest men. And because they won't buckle under they usually get bad press. I have more trust in auto-mechanics.

Answer 9

There has to be money involved somewhere, or a hope for future jobs for the boys in the European Parliament,  ie Neil Kinnock.

Norway and Denmark, I believe, are not in the EU and they are flourishing.

We were promised a referendum.  The promise has been broken.  They must be scared of the result.  As for the cost of a referendum being off-putting, what about the cost of being in the EU and the consequent influx of immigrants?

Answer 10

New leadership is the New Labour is swinging into the EU integration neglecting its traditional views.

Answer 11

Labour has always been in favour of the international socialist movement, and international worker's rights and [powers. They haven't changed.

The Eu is based on many socialist ideologies, including keeping it secular away from Christian influence.

EU is in favour of state intervention on everything from family to transport to industry, they just agree not to try to own everything anymore but to control everything.

It is pro big business but so has Labour always been it is just against small businesses but as unemployment costs too much they don't mind people trying to make some living for themselves.