London Calling To The Imitation Zone

More and more, Britain is looking for the exits from the European Union roller coaster.

Half of Britons want an immediate say on the country's relationship with the European Union, while 81 percent believe a vote should be held "in the next few years", according to a poll published Monday.

Economic woes within the eurozone have recently brought Britain's EU membership into focus, and 49 percent of those polled for the Populus survey said an immediate referendum was needed.

The poll, taken on behalf of the Times newspaper, found that a third of Britons wanted to be part of a single market in a wider European community, with 40 percent opposed.

Only 13 percent said a vote was not necessary "in the foreseeable future".

Considering Britain is now already fully in a recession and Spain/Italy/Greece hasn't crashed yet, you can see why they don't feel the particular urge to mill smartly about in the center of the impact zone when this elevator hits the bottom floor after the cables are cut.   The British are bailing out...of the EU.

Now things get interesting.  PM David Cameron won't be able to hold off the back-benchers for long over this.