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. […]
EU Referendum: The financial case for Remain
Both the Nos and the Remainers claim that the City of London and the wealth and employment it generates to be one of the principal pillars of their arguments. And it is indeed the jewel in the UK’s economic crown. Here are some facts: Employment – in 2014 ( latest figures available), the City of London employed 414,600 […]
EU Referendum: Norway would not be model for UK post-BREXIT
Many in the Out camp argue that the UK could follow Norway’s relationship with the EU, but the country and the relationship are totally different. Norway is a successful nation, due to rich natural resources of water and oil. It has saved its oil dividend in a national fund, so, despite falling oil prices, is […]
EU Referendum: Britain before the EU
As any of you who campaigned on either side of the Scottish Referendum discovered, it is much easier to campaign on the side of change rather than for the status quo. People, certainly in this country, are willing to listen to new ideas, even if they don’t accept them. Arguing on the side of steady as she goes, our […]
Comment: Leavers confuse fear and risk
The various Leave campaigns are beginning to sound like a broken record. Every time the Remain campaign makes a valid point or argument, their simplistic standard media rebuttal is the Remain campaign is ‘scaremongering’ or engaging in “Project Fear’. The Remain campaign, various city institutions, independent commentators and today the Cabinet Office have all produced well […]