The official EU in/out thread.

[Park Life 71]

The net figures – which take into account the UK’s rebate – show the UK’s contribution to the EU was £2.7bn in 2008, rising to £3.8bn in 2009, £7.2bn in 2010, £7.5bn in 2011, £8.5bn in 2012 and £11.3bn in 2013.

Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Business for Britain campaign group, said: “Despite David Cameron securing a historic EU budget cut, the cost of the EU to UK taxpayers continues to spiral out of control. We cannot continue to write bigger and bigger cheques to remain a member of an unreformed and uncompetitive European Union.

“Business is struggling under mounds of EU red tape and the UK economy is threatened by yet another potential eurozone recession. We must secure a new deal from Brussels and that will only be possible through a referendum.”

The prime minister has said he will not pay “anything like” the £1.7bn extra demanded by Brussels because of adjustments to its funding formula. He has, however, left the door open to a compromise where Britain would pay some of it.

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/31/britain-eu-contribution-rise-quadruple-cameron

Edited October 31, 2014 by Park Life

[Rob W 0]

well we took th emoney from them when it was available

 

What no one will say is that if we leave we have ZERO influence on anything - but we still have to sell them stuff, we still have British people living there

 

We'd still have to meet their rules & regs on all sorts of things but without a say - that's one of the reasons we joined up originally

 

personally I don't feel very comfortable as being in the same club as Norway, Switzerland, the Vatican & Belarus

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894]

I like how they always spin protection of workers rights as "red tape"

[Park Life 71]

well we took th emoney from them when it was available

 

What no one will say is that if we leave we have ZERO influence on anything - but we still have to sell them stuff, we still have British people living there

 

We'd still have to meet their rules & regs on all sorts of things but without a say - that's one of the reasons we joined up originally

 

personally I don't feel very comfortable as being in the same club as Norway, Switzerland, the Vatican & Belarus

Wouldn't mind being Norway, not for a moment.

[Rob W 0]

Jesus!

 

Have you been there? It's dark from now until Easter, a drink costs the GDP of a small 3rd World Country, there is no culture, the TV is grim, you have to come to Newcastle to shop, the football is rubbish and don't even think abou tthe food...............................