❚ The UK is the fifth largest economy in the world, has the largest financial centre in the world
(London), and is the fourth largest military power
❚ The UK is the rest of the EU’s (the EU-27’s) largest single export market, bigger than the USA
and China
❚ Only 6% UK businesses trade with the EU
❚ Only around 13% of the UK economy is trade with the EU; most trading is within the UK – much less
than other EU nations. But all 100% must impose EU laws
❚ The UK now trades more with Rest of the World than the EU: 56% to 44%; the EU’s share is dropping
❚ Switzerland exports over 4.5 times as much as the UK per head to the EU despite not being in the EU
❚ Non-EU European countries such as Norway do not pay for access to the EU Single Market as
claimed, only fees for European programmes and voluntary aid contributions
❚ Net immigration to the UK averages around 250,000 a year, and in 2015 net immigration was
333,000 – larger than a city the size of Newcastle every year. The Government has underestimated
immigration by 1.5 million people (2011-2015): equal to five Newcastles. The UK is on course to
overtake Germany as the largest EU country in 30 years (2047)
❚ Over half of UK laws come from the EU - the House of Commons Library states 60%. The CBI
estimates 70% business regulation is from EU, and the Government that half financial services laws
are. EU regulations cost £33 billion a year; £600 million a week.
Now ask yourself - How scary is it really to Leave and vote for sovereignty?
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