If you are thinking of voting “Leave” on the 23rd June because of any one of the following 12 reasons … you might like to think again:
Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, you think immigration is a drain on the economy.
You are angry with the EU over the fisheries discard policy, but not angry with Nigel Farage. (Who sat on the EU fisheries committee but only turned up to one of 42 meetings held to draft the policy).
You think that those in favour of Remain are part of a great conspiracy (just have a look at the lists below*).
You are worried about mass migration but have no idea what the Schengen agreement is or what the UK’s veto powers are.
You confuse free movement migration with illegal immigration. One of which is a two-way street with far more protection than you think and the other is nothing to do with the EU and only likely to increase upon withdrawal as we lose access to Europol data.
You believe that, although we import far more than we export, we will be in a better position trade-wise out of the single market.
You think the EU is undemocratic despite all members having been elected to parliament. Civil servants don’t count, btw. Just as British civil servants don’t count in British government. Don’t make me mention the House of Lords.
You blame the EU parliament for our interests being overlooked and not the UKIP MEPs who have the lowest attendance rate to parliament. A little bit like blaming the postman for not delivering a letter you forgot to post.
You are willing to make international travel laborious, expensive and challenging because you don’t like hearing different languages in your high street.
You support UKIP. Or have sympathies for the BNP/EDL/BF and have ‘liked’ any of their pages or shared any of their posts.
You somehow blame the EU for the state of the NHS and not the Tory government who have been stripping it for nearly a decade.
You think the EU makes British law.
*The Fors and the Againsts