| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign | |
| Posted by: | Richard Greenhough | |
| Date/Time: | 06/06/16 15:20:00 |
| "When are we go to get some proven evidence instead of mistruths." The simple fact is there is no proven evidence - it is a gamble either way. We don't actually know just how much the rest of the EU will be prepared to cut off their noses to spite their faces after we vote for Brexit, nor do we know about all their plans for increasing the pace of ever-closer union that they are keeping quiet about during the campaign in the hope that, as in 1974, we will vote to stay in without realising what we are letting ourselves in for. However, the evidence suggests that after 40+ years of membership, the UK has been unable to nudge the EU in the right direction, as exemplified by Cameron's so-called renegotiation being unable to produce anything substantial. Remaining a member will leave this country tied to an over-bureaucratic undemocratic super-state suffering from economic schlerosis, not least due to the impact of the Euro on its economically-weaker members. Yes, Brexit would be a gamble - but potentially a much better one than remaining a member. As a footnote - there was a piece by Malcolm Rifkind in the Times a few days ago, suggesting that taxes levied in the UK were the prerogative of the British government, not the EU. Not only is VAT a tax required by the EU, but the rates at which it is applied in the UK are affected by EU rules - hence the recent furore about VAT on sanitary products. To quote from the BBC - 'A spokesman for HMRC says: "The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states such as the UK, is governed by EU law. "The UK applies a 5% reduced rate of VAT to the supply of sanitary products. This is the lowest rate possible under EU VAT law." Rifkind really ought to know better. |