Britain Could Leave the EU

The Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron, announced that he had a speech prepared to give on Thursday concerning Britain's future in the European Union (this speech was unfortunately cancelled due to the hostage crisis in Algeria). The speech is centered on why Britain is considering leaving the Union, and what there is to come. Excerpts from the speech have been released since Thursday. These excerpts say that if there aren't any changes in the EU, then Europe might fall and England will begin to stray away from the rest of the continent with no intent of doing so. In response to these leaked excerpts, President Obama advised Britain not to separate itself from the European Union. The speech also contained a plan drafted by Britain to make the role of the country stronger in the Union, help struggling countries with economic crises, and call a meeting to discuss these issues and others. Before the speech was to be made, Cameron contacted the Barack Obama and the President of France to tell them what was going to be said. President Obama is now worried that Britain might leave the EU, because of the close alliance the US and Britain have and this could make trouble with European affairs and affairs concerning them. One of the main reasons this speech was being given was the way the citizens of Europe and the European Union have grown apart, and Cameron says that the people of Britain have been feeling this pull and he does not wish for Britain to drift away.
I think that this announcement is a bit shocking. I could not see the European Union without Britain, which is a leader in Europe. I also think that if Britain would turn out to pull itself away from the EU, that it would affect the alliance of Britain and the US. I really hope that Britain does not leave the EU, but we will not know for sure until the speech has been given. My prediction is that Britain will not leave the EU, because I think that it would not be a very smart move for them especially in what is going in the world right now which includes a deteriorating economy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/19/world/europe/david-cameron-delays-talk-on-new-role-in-europe.html?ref=europe