“If we vote to remain, EU laws will overrule UK laws and the European Courts will be in control of our trade, our borders, and big decisions like whether prisoners are allowed to vote.” This was the stark warning thrust my direction by an eager Leave campaigner during my daily commute. I like to think […]
EU Referendum: Government leaflet campaign is money well spent
Controversy has continued to rise over the Government’s £9 million campaign to promote EU membership. A petition opposing the leaflet campaign has now gained the 100,000 signatures needed for it to be considered for debate in Westminster. Leave campaigners have complained that the leaflet, to be sent out to 27 million homes across the country, […]
EU Referundum: Vote Leave Leaflet
Vote Leave’s attractive compact leaflet, with pictures of nice people, landed on the doormat this evening. It contains a simple 5 point message, but so general, so vague, it ought to be easy to refute, and in similarly simple terms. Premise 1 The UK pays £350 million per week into the EU. If the UK leaves, […]
EU Referendum: What Europe costs us day by day
One of the main arguments employed by the No Campaigners is how much it costs to be a member of the European Union. Figures are being bandied about by both sides, but according to the Treasury, which probably provides the most accurate ones, the following sums it up. The UK ought to pay £350 million […]
EU Referendum: After 20 years the auditors still haven’t signed off the accounts…
One of the criticisms of the EU which Nigel Farage trots out at every opportunity is that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has never given a clean opinion on the EU’s annual accounts. We are left to understand that this must be due to incompetence and corruption on the part of the European Commission. […]
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