Well we have our own currency in or out of the EU, so that's neither here nor there. The EU is the richest and biggest trading bloc in the world.
People are, arguably, voting leave cos they hate immigrants. But here's the thing: immigration to the UK is at the moment 20% EU citizens, and 80% from the rest of the world. So leaving the EU will have little effect. Truth is, govts (all govts) recognise that we need immigration., It may not be popular with the public, but it keeps the economy on the road. That's why Theresa May kept saying she was going to cut immigration down to the tens of thousands. And yet it stayed in the hundreds of thousands. Why? Because the country needs it. Any trade deals we sign (and they take years to sort out) are not going to be on as favourable terms as the ones negotiated on our behalf by the EU.
Finally, to all intents and purposes, there is no "rule from Brussels". i think I should know, I do live here. Can you give me any examples of Brussels forcing legislation on an unwilling GB?
Still, Putin is laughing...
People are, arguably, voting leave cos they hate immigrants. But here's the thing: immigration to the UK is at the moment 20% EU citizens, and 80% from the rest of the world. So leaving the EU will have little effect. Truth is, govts (all govts) recognise that we need immigration., It may not be popular with the public, but it keeps the economy on the road. That's why Theresa May kept saying she was going to cut immigration down to the tens of thousands. And yet it stayed in the hundreds of thousands. Why? Because the country needs it. Any trade deals we sign (and they take years to sort out) are not going to be on as favourable terms as the ones negotiated on our behalf by the EU.
Finally, to all intents and purposes, there is no "rule from Brussels". i think I should know, I do live here. Can you give me any examples of Brussels forcing legislation on an unwilling GB?
Still, Putin is laughing...