It Matter To Me
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“<strong>It</strong> matters to me because I am the daughter of Europe. My father was Finish my mother’s family<br />
came from near Poland. I was born and brought up in the UK but have lived for the last 13 years in<br />
Barcelona. My son and daughter were born in Barcelona, my sister lives in Helsinki... <strong>It</strong> matters to me<br />
because Brexit is not in the National interest, people in the UK will be worse off, economically,<br />
culturally and with less rights to move freely throughout Europe. My job as a researcher fighting for<br />
gender equality in science is funded by the European Commission might be threatened. My and my<br />
family’s home is in Barcelona - my children have never lived in the UK - although have family there.<br />
Maybe they will want to live there in the future - Brexit means this will be more difficult for them<br />
although they currently hold British passports... I could go on forever.....”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> matters to me because I wish for a secure stable Europe in a reformed EU to maintain peace<br />
which is without price.. We are one of 28 teabags in a pot. The longer they stay together the stronger<br />
the tea. Take one out early the weaker tea but the stronger but weakened teabag is consigned to the<br />
dustbin.”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> also matters to me because unified economies, freedom of movement and integrated politics all<br />
discourage conflict between nations. Whilst war in Europe is now seen as ridiculous it should not be<br />
forgotten how violent and destructive Europe has been, even within the last 100 years. Causation is<br />
not correlation but our modern European peace has come to be under the EU and its<br />
predecessors...#itmatterstome”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> matters to me on so many levels. In the ‘80s I was a campaigner and supporter of racial and<br />
gender equality, now we have Windrush. Now I am a mother and grandmother and I see the<br />
freedoms and quality of life of the next generations under threat. I am settled as a Spanish resident<br />
and see my hard won and hard payed for rights, health care and pensions being treated with<br />
disinterest. I am the daughter of a steel worker and the granddaughter of a miner both of whom are<br />
probably turning in their graves to see the UK being dragged to disaster by a right wing <strong>To</strong>ry elite<br />
and the Labour Party standing to one side allowing it to happen. I am a proud European, whatever<br />
happens I am staying put. Bless all of you who feel the same.”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> matters to me because my partner works in the UK and any restriction of free movement between<br />
countries would be a disaster. <strong>It</strong> matters to me because I have family in the UK and need to travel<br />
there quite often. <strong>It</strong> matters to me because I have children here and am worried about their future<br />
and any limits they will be confronted with. <strong>It</strong> matters to me because it's just a really really STUPID<br />
idea and it should never happen.”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> matters to me partly because my Anglo/Spanish children were born after the forming of the EU.<br />
Their passports have always said they are citizens of the European Union as well as of the UK so why<br />
should this be forcibly taken away from them? They have many European friends with whom they<br />
find a common love of their cultures of freedom, peace and democracy...#itmatterstome”<br />
“<strong>It</strong> matters to me because a national vote that revealed thinly veiled racism is not the kind of world I<br />
want to be in. I live in Spain and don't see here the superiority and ex-empire jingoism that brought<br />
about Brexit. I want to stay here, please.”