Britain's choice: economic security with the EU, or a leap into the dark

Thursday, April 7th 2016 - 08:49 UTC

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By PM David Cameron - Prime Minister David Cameron wrote an article on the UK's economic security within the EU for The Telegraph. Imagine a world where a British airline wasn’t allowed to fly between Rome and Paris; where British farmers were slapped with a tariff if they wanted to export more beef to Europe; and where great British telecoms companies and car manufacturers faced new barriers when trying to sell their goods and services to customers in Europe. Read full article

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Vestige
“The EU buys £21 billion more of services from us – 1 country – than we buy from the 27 countries in the EU. In fact, of everything we sell abroad, 44% goes to the EU, but of everything the EU exports, less than 8% comes to the UK. How can those negotiating dynamics be good for the UK?”

Well Dave, Im sure some of the regulars from this forum will now explain quite simply how Blighty always holds all the cards in any game with jonny foreigner. As is commonly heard here.

(Expect talk of icbms and ww2, and hilariously edgy clarkson quotes.)
Apr 07th, 2016 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
TWIMC

My humble wish is for the United Kingdom to leap into the light of freedom...
My humble wish is for Alba to leap into the light of freedom...
My humble wish is for Ulster to leap into the lap of Éire...
My humble wish is for Cymru to leap into the light of freedom...
My humble wish is for Kernow to leap into the light of freedom...

Then we can talk with those bloody Sassenachs about their withdrawal from the Southern hemisphere....
Apr 07th, 2016 - 12:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
2. Whoops shouldn't you have been logged in as Voice?

Having a FTA with the EU doesn't require The UK to be under the thumb of Brussels bureaucrats.
It s a false choice your “leaders” are offering you.
They're lying
Take the leap and fly.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 01:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
Yeahhhhh
Fly, Icarus..., fly.
Higher..., higher...

;-)
Apr 07th, 2016 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
A leap in the dark is a strange turn of phrase its the title of a book about the American revolution and Thomas Jefferson
Great Book

Take the leap.
Deport the Marxists like Voice/Think

you'll be fine.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 01:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Nicky Caviglia
There is nothing more invigorating that watching Cameron the doom merchant squirming like the snake he is on this subject.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Is Cameron saying that by leaving Europe they will hold us to ransom?
Just shows you what Cameron thinks that the EU thinks of us, why on earth would we want to be in a club that is persieved to be waiting to stab us in the back. Leave the EU we know we can stand on our own two feet. Just think when the Turks join the EU they will belong to Shengen Agreement where the Arabs and Turks will become Europeans and have free movement in Europe. I say lets leave. Estonia and Hertsegevenia want to join the EU MY GOD just leave.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 02:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Nicky Caviglia
No one will hold anyone to ransom. To listen to Camoreon the sky is going to fall in on us.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Eilean Siar
@2 Snr Think

You didn't mention Yorkshire, having a similar population to that of Alba - deprived of its rightful sovereign status - God's own Country....: )

http://www.godsowncounty.co.uk/yorkshire/yorkshire-independence-movement/
Apr 07th, 2016 - 05:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Camoron and the other viper in the UK's bosom, Osborne, are frightened witless that their little empire will be lost when the UK votes LEAVE.

And, let's not forget the government are supposed to tell the electorate exactly how many immigrants there are.

That will undoubtedly be a lie because nobody in the government or any other organizations KNOWS how many there are other than it's way too many and they need to be sent back if they haven't got work to support themselves.

Camoron reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgIva9-vNsE

Only it won't work out as well in the end.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
(90 Eilean Siar

Nevert too late to correct a terrible historical mistake...

My humble wish is for Danelagen to return to its true Mother, Scandinavia.

;-)))
Apr 07th, 2016 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Eilean Siar
I'm not sure they would be ready for that. Indeed, I am mindful of the possible need to retreat to the nearbye Broch if required.
Apr 07th, 2016 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
;-)
Apr 07th, 2016 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Cobblers,
to much confusion , to much rubbish and government brainwashing.

the answer is simple,

BRITISH or European citizenship,

As David says every night, as he takes of his red outfit , the one with the tail horns and the fork attached to it,

the devil waits for no man get it ?
Apr 07th, 2016 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
Get lost Cameron you tax dodging wanker
Apr 07th, 2016 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Some say David should resign ,
some say, when these leaflets
arrive, we should send them back to number ten,

Question,
do we have the EUs permission to complain...lol
Apr 08th, 2016 - 07:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
(12) Eilean siar

Those beautiful Brochs can't protect you from Bank Bankrupcies, lad...
What about you Innse Galls returning to Mother Norge?
They are loaded ;-)
Apr 08th, 2016 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
David is cracking under the strain,
he needs more help,
will he enlist the argentine leader to stand by his side and say,
we are better in...lol
Apr 10th, 2016 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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