Without Britain, “We would be left with Germany doing whatever they want, without control. It would be a totally German union.”
Do people find sovereignty in a Parliament they regrettably take little interest in – or in actual power and the pound in their pocket: their job; their standard of living?
If this absurd comic-strip Euro-villain didn’t exist, the Daily Mail would have to invent him.
The choice is between leaving or remaining in an EU dominated by 22 out of 28 countries with no ‘skin in the game’ and with a Eurozone agenda.
“The UK is fighting for its citizens and rights. If every country was doing that it wouldn’t be possible to negotiate anything!”
It is a grand delusion that, right after walking out of the EU, our former partners would be bound to give us a better deal than we have now, with none of the cost.
Much of the debate will focus on jobs and prosperity. These are certainly important factors to bear in mind. But there is another more fundamental issue at stake here.
“I will be campaigning with all my heart and soul to persuade the British people to remain in the reformed European Union that we have secured today.”
“The Brits would be happier outside. But we don’t want them to leave.”
If I am to vote to remain in the EU I need a lot more than a bit of tinkering around the edges by a Prime Minister who should be leading rather than following.
Part Two in our mini-series concludes that the choice is between a possible wrangle over free movement if we leave and the certainty of more uncontrolled migration if we don’t.
In Spain, which goes to the polls today, in Greece, Portugal, and even in Finland, sustainable economic growth remains elusive.
And much of this material is propaganda – not fact.