Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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?

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