European Union - Remain in or Leave?

At the COPOV Forum on 5th December Roger Kendrick gave an excellent Powerpoint presentation.   The contents of his slides were as follows:

• Europe
  “Remain In”
       or
  “Leave”
  the European Union?

• Three Key Issues
• Democracy
• Prosperity & Economics
• Future & Who We Are
• Democracy
• COPOV Meeting is The Right Place
  Clue in the Name

• One Person One Vote
• Fundamentals of Democracy
• Vote for an MP to Directly Represent Us
• Majority of MP’s Form New Government
• New Government not Bound by Past Decisions
                                                                                                  But
  One Exception

• International Treaties
• New Governments are Bound by Past Treaty Obligations
• The Elephants in the Room are the EU Treaties
  If the Treaties Don’t Work for Us
  We Can’t Change Them

• Brief History
• 1972
  UK Joins EEC
  (Common Market)
  9 Similar Countries
  38% of World Market (GDP)
  High Tariffs
  Promised UK Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, Services, People & Capital

• Brief History of Membership
• 1972
  UK Joins EEC
  (Common Market)
  9 Similar Countries
  38% of World Market (GDP)
  High Tariffs
  Promised UK Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, Services, People & Capital

• 2015
  EEC  Became European Union
  28 Disparate Countries
  20% of World Market (GDP)
  Low Tariffs
  Qualified Majority Voting (10%) - No Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, (Services?), People & Capital
  Cost £19b Gross & £12b Net pa

• Prosperity & Economics
  Single Market & Trade
  Free Movement of People & Jobs

• “In Campaign” Claims
  Being part of Europe:

• Makes our economy stronger
• Helps British businesses large and small
• Creates jobs for British people, and
  Half of everything we sell to the rest of the world we sell to Europe
  The CBI estimates that 3 million jobs in Britain are linked to trade with the rest of Europe
  ARE THEY RIGHT?

• UK Trade – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Exports
• UK Trade – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Imports
• UK Trade Balance – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Huge Deficit With EU
  Surplus With Rest of World
• Summary
• Huge Trade Deficit with EU - £62 billion
• Nearly Double Total Deficit - £35 billion
• Rest of World – Trade Surplus £27 billion
  What Does That Mean For Jobs?

• Trade & Jobs
• If Exports Create Jobs In UK – We Make Stuff
• Imports Create Jobs Overseas – We Buy Stuff
• So Imports Cost UK Jobs
• UK Trade & Jobs
  
  Deficit With EU Costs UK Jobs
  Surplus With Rest of World Creates UK Jobs
• Conclusion - Trade With EU
  Costs UK Jobs
  Creates EU Jobs

• More Jobs in EU Dependant on Trade with UK
• Than UK Jobs Dependant on EU Single Market
  In Campaign are Wrong About Trade & Jobs

• But There is More!
  What  Is The Effect of the Free Movement of People?

• UK Job Creation
• During Last 12 Months 448,000 Jobs Created
• Who Got The New Jobs?
• New UK Jobs – Last 12 Months
  
  73% of New Jobs To EU Nationals
  27% of New Jobs To UK Nationals
  Not Just One Year
  Long Term Trend
  &
  Getting Worse

• 
   Non-UK nationals working in the UK,
  1997  to  2015
• Economics Is Clear
• Trade With The EU Costs The UK Jobs
  &

• Free Movement of People Takes Jobs From UK Nationals
• Not Just Lost Jobs
  Mass Migration - Putting Huge Strain on:

• Housing & Unaffordable House Prices
• Schools
• Hospitals & GP Surgeries
• Roads, Railways & Tube
  Capital Cost Of Providing The Infrastructure

• Telegraph Yesterday
  “Migrants to account for half of new homes”
  The Fact Is
  UK Cannot Cope With Migration on This Scale

• The Future
  Decision Time

• What Sort of Country Do We Want To Be?
• Addressed Three Key Issues
• Democracy
• Prosperity & Economics
• Future & Who We Are
• Our Decision
• Remain In
• Locked In To EU – 20% GDP
• Controlled By Unelected Brussels Bureaucrats
• Slow EU Growth
• Uncontrolled Immigration
• Lost UK Jobs
• Contribute £12b pa Net
• Leave EU
• Prosper in the fast growing Wider World -80% of GDP
• Restore Our Democracy & Sovereignty
• Exports To High Growth World Outside EU
• Control our Borders
• British Jobs for British People
• Spend £12b on NHS & Education
• Clear Answer?
• EU Elite Dedicated to Creating  a Single State
• The UK Never Wanted To Be Part of an EU Nation
• Time To Get our Democracy Back!
  Vote Leave & Take Control

• European Union
  “Remain In”
       or
  “Leave”
  Questions?

• European Union
  Vote Leave & Take Control
  of our Country again

• Thank You For Listening
  Questions?