This blog looks at some of the myths being peddled by BREXIT supporters about how undemocratic the EU is, and how, according to Nigel Farage, EU laws make up 75% of all our laws. The House of Commons Library calculates that from 2009-2014, 6.8% of primary legislation (statutes) and 14.1% of secondary legislation (statutory instruments) […]
EU Referendum: Countryside matters
In this, the latest in the series of advice blogs for campaigners, we look at the countryside. Most of you who read these blogs will be campaigning in London, but country matters do come up. The BBC’s Countryfile magazine has run a piece on its website about how the EU influences so much of what […]
EU Referendum: Politics of Hope
Everyone accuses the Remain campaign of fear tactics. However, the Leave campaign also engages in Project Fear, exaggerating the size of the EU superstate which costs only 1% of our tax and has as many employees (32,000) as Leeds Town Council. However, we are up against a dreadful alliance of the mad, the Little Englanders, […]
EU Referendum: Science in Europe – Reason to Remain
The Outs moan about red tape and regulations, but in some areas, principally the scientific environment, these actually aid and speed up the process whereby, for example, a new medicine can be tested and approved for all member countries. Science should be one of the tenets of our Remain campaign. It is the driving force […]
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, […]