THE Institute of Directors has said all the UK’s political parties should accept the need for reform of the European Union. The director general of the employers organisation, Simon Walker, said IoD members think the benefits of staying in the EU outweigh the negatives, but half have not yet decided how they will vote. He noted: “It is vital that politicians here and across the continent move away from a rigid Europe which seeks to micro-manage the economies of member states.” Mr Walker added: “Where IoD members want Brussels to lead is on issues that are genuinely best dealt with at the EU level, particularly TTIP, the EU-US trade deal that could create so much benefit for businesses and consumers.”