No we don't. There is a net cost which is much less than the amount that we spend in foreign aid. But the point is that it is unrealistic to expect that we would get access to the EU markets for free if we were to vote to leave. In practice the cost is likely to be similar to what it is now. Plus the other aspects such as free movement of labour.
If you buy and sell in Euros there is no volatility.
And what the hell are these 'EU rules' that hamper our trade elsewhere?
If we leave the EU do you really believe that trading with them will not be more difficult and that we would have the same free access that we have at the moment? Dream on...
Very well put.
I love the way that some have argued that we shall just 'increase our trade with the rest of the world'. If it were that easy we would be doing it already and we shall face increased competition from our former trading partners. We suffer from high transport costs and a volatile currency that nobody els uses or wants any more.
My views are firmly in the 'stay' camp despite what the politicians think, but I wouldn't trust the opinions of either of these two clowns on anything.
From what I've read support for staying in gets much higher as the age of those questioned gets lower. It seems that the youngsters see their future as part of the EU.
There's a simple solution to all this messing around with dates. Just hold all the Europa League games on a Wednesday. Football shouldn't be played on Thursday's. It's not natural and only ever used to happen with multiple FA Cup replays which are no longer with us.
It's the first time that I can remember. I can recall the days when there were three games over the weekend and it was always reckoned that these would settle the relegation issues.
The big clubs hate it and the small clubs love it. It's called the FA Cup because every club in the country takes part in it. Otherwise they might as well call it the Big Knob's Cup.