Should Britain transfer to the Euro? - [Closes 14/04/07]

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Many people in the UK and in the rest of the world think Britain should keep the pound simply because it is the most powerful currency in the world (most expensive ratio wise). Some people want to keep it as they want to be unique but what do you think? Should they transfer? Or should they keep the Pounds?

Start debating ;).

[brandon]

Britain should stay with the pound, nice and easy and there wont be any currency confusion.

[OmgitsAmanda]

No, we should not change to the euro.. there is no reason to were fine with the currency we use now, basically I see nothing wrong with the pound sterling currency and should be kept as it is.

[Browney]

Keep it. In my opinion the pound coin is a cultural symbol. It's like losing fish and chips.

[Papershop]

Britain is proud of the pound. I highly doubt they will change, unless tony blair is replaced with an even stupider pm

[Azul]

Keep it. In my opinion the pound coin is a cultural symbol. It's like losing fish and chips.

my thoughts exactly. ^

[Thrilled.]

none of you have a clue about the economic impact the change would have so who cares?

[Mentor]

Im fully for the pound. Haveing an independent currency means we have full control of are economy and can easy adjust the currency to make it perfect for groth in this country.
If we went to the euro, which also caters for many other country's all with there own individual needs, it has to be a compromise between everyone, aka every country on the euro looses out? why in the world would anyone want that o.0

Secondly, yea it means we can trade more easly with Europe, but 85% of all our trading is NOT done with Europe, and by entering Europe more fully we just have to abide by more and more regulations that make us less competative in the markets we actualy trade in, again not a great move.

Thridy, the euro is unproven, its still new, the pound is already established as a good solid currency.

fourthly, pretty much every country in the EU has suffered from the euro economically, not the best sales pitch.

[Browney]

none of you have a clue about the economic impact the change would have so who cares?

Obviously not us then.

[GommeInc]

I am for the pound. Which have control over our own economic structure and is a trademark of this country. When Americans come round, they love the pound!

[Energizer]

i think we should stick with the pound, changin to the euro would probs be confusing.

[Ramones]

i think we should change to euros, yeah it will be confusing to start with but not impossible things will still be priced in pounds with euros aswell for the first few years and you'd graduallly get used to it. It seems like we're one of the only countries in the EU that aren't willing to change. I'd like to see some proof that the economy has been damaged in countries that have switched to the euro. And LOL that guy who said
'we have full control of are economy and can easy adjust the currency to make it perfect for groth in this country'
What you chattin foo' stop pretending you know what you're talking about

[Tomm]

Pound, because I know how much £1 will get me (If you get what I mean) and if we switch to euros how am I suppost to know if I am getting a good deal or not..

Plus I cba changing all my money in xD

[Luckyrare]

No not at all, sterling is a strong currency and it allows us to support our economics by our self, less determined by Europe. Plus currently the pound is very strong against the dollar, allowing us to get bargains :p Also it would also cost a lot to change.

@Ramones: It’s obvious you don’t know how the markets and currency work. If the euro had hyperinflation, every country using the euro would be damaged badly. As it’s a European currency with the same value, it would be very hard to stabilize it. If it happened to the pound it would be much less harder to fix. Plus the Guardian has many articles on their site about the euro; most of them negative.

[Papershop]

No not at all, sterling is a strong currency and it allows us to support our economics by our self, less determined by Europe. Plus currently the pound is very strong against the dollar, allowing us to get bargains :p Also it would also cost a lot to change.

@Ramones: It’s obvious you don’t know how the markets and currency work. If the euro had hyperinflation, every country using the euro would be damaged badly. As it’s a European currency with the same value, it would be very hard to stabilize it. If it happened to the pound it would be much less harder to fix. Plus the Guardian has many articles on their site about the euro; most of them negative.
Bargains in england Pfft i doubt it, njearly everything is highly taxxed apart from like 1p jellies, WHCIH R CTUALLY 1p

[benjamin]

change to the euro

basically because i like change x]

[TwoFooted]

The whole world should use the same coins :D
It would be much easyier....

[:Hazel]

nah keep the pound, it would only cause mass confusion in the long run.

[PenguinFluid]

The whole world should use the same coins :D


It would be much easyier....

AMEN to that

[Browney]

The whole world should use the same coins :D




It would be much easyier....


It would also remove a country's individuality.

[Fonejacker]

we will join the euro but proberly 2010 lol

[alexxxxx]

It's not really a question of if it's when.

[Oni]

;3274744']It's not really a question of if it's when.
Probably but not necissarily.

No, why should we all be the same? It makes us individual even if it is less practical infact im not really sure if it is. If I go to another county I can withdraw my money out of my bank there so it will change anyway.

Also you cant just print out more money otherwise we will get hyperinflation like germany did after WWI. 400DM was $1 then a few years later 130,000 Million DM was $1 destroying savings and making most people poor.

[Mentor]

i think we should change to euros, yeah it will be confusing to start with but not impossible things will still be priced in pounds with euros aswell for the first few years and you'd graduallly get used to it. It seems like we're one of the only countries in the EU that aren't willing to change.
Tbh thats exsactly what there already doing.


I'd like to see some proof that the economy has been damaged in countries that have switched to the euro.
Wating the news occaonly is a great source of general knowledge, although even the ECB is saying it (European central bank)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e91271e8-decc-11d9-92cd-00000e2511c8.html

Im guessing they have some idea on what there on about


And LOL that guy who said
'we have full control of are economy and can easy adjust the currency to make it perfect for groth in this country'
What you chattin foo' stop pretending you know what you're talking about
Whos pretending? all im pointing out is some massively simplistic economics? which is all pretty obvious and is genral knowlage to a great deal of people? I quite like to know whats going on in the world myself, so staying up to date on this stuff is somthing i take time to do, unluckly to few do these days which is why the idiot vote (the people who just vote for the people they always vote for, regaudless of policys) is keeping the popularty contest goverments in power, when was the last time, conservitive or labor actualy demonstated a clear policy on anything. There almost identical these days, who can appear more green, The govement needs a shake up pretty desperatly imo.

I can offer a great deal more reasons against joining on to eurpe at all, its eurpes fault we have identity cards comeing in for one, simply becuse eurpoe has no imgration rules between the countarys. For most of eurpoe this makes no difference, they all have identity cards so its easy to know whos who. The UK doesnt, its in the magnacarta, its one of our most basic rights not to need to prove our identitys, its an intergal part of the court proccess. This if we continue will be gone :(


;3274744']It's not really a question of if it's when.

If the euro collapses, im guessing we wont be moveing to it. So the if is still a big factor here. Plus dispite the goverment thinking people are completely stupid, no everyone is, this is still a democrasy (ish) and im certainly note gona vote posativly in any refrandum on the subject.

[Kaixx]

I don't think we should change to euros. It's pointless. Just stay with pounds, it's been like this for ages, and I don't see any point in changing it. It's not worth the bother.

[Chili]

Personally i think it shoulld stay.

[:Liam]

Stay with the pound! That way people wont get confused. We should stay independent.

[NekkLe]

Keep it, everyones happy with it. It isn't effecting anyone, immigrants come here, work hard for there money and are happy with the money they get because its almost double when they convert it depending on where they come from.

We don't want to all jump in the bandwagon now.

[Internet]

I live in Spain and I miss pounds :( Lol, keep the pound in the UK, it's better than the euro.

[Hett]

I think definatly not, we don't need the euro and the pound is what we need to keep Britain British, which it is clearly not anymore with all this American influence and how British words are slowly beeing forgotten. For example I must have heard about twenty people say Trash, Sidewalk, Awsome etc.

[@xP]

Britain should stay with the pound, nice and easy and there wont be any currency confusion.

i totally agree ;)

It's easier and we have been using it for ages.. So everyone is used to it and knows what they are doing with the pound.

[DiscoPat]

pound ftw

[Browney]

I think definatly not, we don't need the euro and the pound is what we need to keep Britain British, which it is clearly not anymore with all this American influence and how British words are slowly beeing forgotten. For example I must have heard about twenty people say Trash, Sidewalk, Awsome etc.

Awesome isn't american although the americans use it alot. Which is a bit of a sterotype.

[Jordie]

nooo euros too complitated, stick with the pound:P

[spiderpan]

i realy think we should as it just makes the whole of eu easyer it just makes us look stuben i realy think we should move over so every1 can under stand prices and no need to change money in the EU

[Immenseman]

I think we should stick with the pound, it's just so much easier and I reckon people would get ripped off with the currency confusion.

[GJay]

The pound sterling must stay with us.

It's the only part of Great Britain that keeps our identity. I don't want to be part of a colony known as the Euro. I want to remain British not part of a huge get together.

If there is a vote, I'm voting against the Euro.

[Boo-]

No, it will become to confusing to change my brain wont be able to handle it ;]

... and I agree with what others said, its part of Britain that keeps us different!

[Browney]

I stick by what I said earlier, no. It seems a no brainer to keep our traditions.

[-:Undertaker:-]

No.

The EU is pathetic and Britain is treated like dirt in it, the French will go against anything for Britain.

We should just leave the EU we don't benefit from it at all.

[-Soph-]

no, theres no reason to change it.

[rh4u]

Britain is proud of the pound. I highly doubt they will change, unless tony blair is replaced with an even stupider pm
huuu??:s :s :s :s :s
stupider than TB? naaaa
cant happen ;)

[Mentor]

huuu??:s :s :s :s :s
stupider than TB? naaaa
cant happen ;)
Sure it can, just look to the US, they have Bush!

[Frodo13.]

I dont think so. The £ is a trademark of Britain and if we turn to Euro, then we will be like everyone else! The only thing it will help with, financially is with trading with other countries, as money would not need to be converted.

[Mentor]

I dont think so. The £ is a trademark of Britain and if we turn to Euro, then we will be like everyone else! The only thing it will help with, financially is with trading with other countries, as money would not need to be converted.
Not necessarily, since it would only help when trading within Europe, trading with country's outside of europe (which 85% of all britains trading is) would still require the conversion, except the money charged for this serves wouldnt be just getting pumped back in to the UK's economy, but instead off in to europe to subsidize French farmers or something like that.

[Jazza]

Defainately not, when we changed to sterling prices shot up everywhere becasue people didn't learn the exchange rate, we would all lose lots of money. Plus £ looks better than €.

[Ashhizzle]

no, theres no reason to change it.
What soph sed

[alexxxxx]

I think we should tbh. I'm pro-european. Otherwise we'll be englufled by the americans.

[xxMATTGxx]

We should keep the british pound, everyone has got used to it now and there's no point in changing it to the euro.

[Eamonn]

I hope not, euros are suckage, they just go so quick, its like they disappear, pound ftw.

[Ed.]

Britain should stick with the Pound.. It shows that we are independant and even though we are a part of the E.U we dont need the same currency!

[Shadow16]

I think we should just stick to the pound and stay using the pound. Because if we change to the Euro it'll just cause confusion ^^

[Mr.OSH]

Nope as when most countries changed they didn't convert all their prices properly so people now pay more for things than they should. :)

[HabboIsKrouts]

As we are the most powerful country in europe it would help europe alot if we joined the euro, smaller countires in europe still not to change to the euro would join the bandwagon if we did, but fgs DO NOT CHANGE TO THE EURO, its like monolpoly money, i hate it, would ruin our economy totally, Pound ftw.