needs to talk about the EU, Britain's membership of it and how Britain can help shape what the Union will look like in the next 20 years. Because Britain's future wellbeing is intimately connected with the future wellbeing of the European Union, talking about the EU has never been more important. ' The Independent View ' is a slot on Lib Dem Voice which allows those from beyond the party to contribute to debates we believe are of interest to LDV's readers. Please email voice - voice.hat.libdemvoice.org.spam.com (this is spam bot hidden email address, replace .hat. with @ and remove .spam.com for the real one) if you are interested in contributing. 42 Comments The Euro and possibly the EU will be dead before 2020. It is a corrupt, bureaucratic, undemocratic mess at the moment and I honestly think it is too late for reform. The days of big government are gone and a party like ours that is supposed to favour localism shouldn't be afraid of this. Is this part of your cunning plan to shape public perception of the Lib-Dem's as even more adverse to their interests than the party already is on the subject of europe? More specifically: "Britain still has the opportunity to get actively and constructively involved in the reconstruction of the EU." While I am fine with principle of working to maximise the advantage we have with all markets, EU included, I would like a straight answer to the following question: Do you accept that