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Tealeaf · 24-10-2011, 13:10

The real questions that our political elite have failed to answer are these:

1) Assuming the UK departs the EU, what obstacles to trade with the EU will then be placed in our way. The simple answer, as I see it, is none. There will be no tafiffs in our way (if there are, we retaliate and Europe comes off worse given the huge trade inbalance)

2) What advantages will we then have from not being a part of the EU? The simple answer is many - we recoup our net cash contribution, we control our borders, we save billions on implementing EU directives (from greenhouse gas emissions to workforce regulations), we get back our fishing grounds and we buy cheap food on the world market.

Remember this - neither Norway or Switzerland are members of the EU. That has not stopped them trading with the EU. Nevertheless, they have maintained their territorial integrity, have higher relative exports to the EU than the UK, and of course are two of the wealthiest countries in Europe.

This is a no-brainer - lets get out, now.

24-10-2011, 13:10	#9
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4264	Re: Today's EU question: how would you vote? The real questions that our political elite have failed to answer are these: 1) Assuming the UK departs the EU, what obstacles to trade with the EU will then be placed in our way. The simple answer, as I see it, is none. There will be no tafiffs in our way (if there are, we retaliate and Europe comes off worse given the huge trade inbalance) 2) What advantages will we then have from not being a part of the EU? The simple answer is many - we recoup our net cash contribution, we control our borders, we save billions on implementing EU directives (from greenhouse gas emissions to workforce regulations), we get back our fishing grounds and we buy cheap food on the world market. Remember this - neither Norway or Switzerland are members of the EU. That has not stopped them trading with the EU. Nevertheless, they have maintained their territorial integrity, have higher relative exports to the EU than the UK, and of course are two of the wealthiest countries in Europe. This is a no-brainer - lets get out, now.