When David Cameron says he wants changes to EU Treaties before proposing a vote on "staying in or getting out" of the EU, he is faced by a battery of criticism. Smug politicians always want to "score points" but what they never do is to present any serious calculations to support what they say !
For example, it is easy to say that Britain wants selective immigration. If for this sole reason Britain quits the EU how much "trade" would Britain lose ? What savings could Britain expect ? If there are other reasons for quitting the EU, what is the economic impact ? Would there be more or less job losses in Britain ?
There is a duty to be constructive when one criticises, whether one is in the Opposition, in a Coalition, or in the Government.
Next month the EU election of MEPs will take place. UKIP expect to win many more seats than 5 years ago simply by vowing to fight to get Britain out of the EU ! Have they really done their homework ?
Has Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, calculated the economic effect of the changes to certain EU Treaties which David Cameron wants to negotiate ? Who has "verified or audited" the UKIP calculations and project to get Britain out of the EU ? Was a report published ?
One should never try to hoodwink the electors !
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