Thread by @lunaperla

@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews Let's look at A's reasons for voting #Leave:
"Us being able to fix our our problems. I think the #NHS, our teachers are underpaid, and I believe that we put so much money into the EU."
a) We CAN fix our own problems. Public services are 100% managed by own Govt —

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews — except the bits Govt privatised! The EU does not interfere with how our Govt runs the NHS or its education policy or the police force, etc.

The competences of the EU are defined by treaty. They tend to be issues that extend beyond national borders.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews Typical areas include trade, environment & security.

Think about it. When was the last time you heard the #NHS complaining to the EU abt underfunding? Or schools complaining the the EU abt kids going hungry? Never. They complain to our Govt cos' OUR GOVT is responsible.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews The press built the EU up into a big bogeyman because it suited Govt, not because it's true.

Did you know, for example, the EU is responsible for only 8-12% of our primary legislation? (see Commons' Library) It's not as all encompassing as voters have been led to believe.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews Q. Why might Govt want the press to make out the EU are always the bad guys?

A. It makes them look better by comparison. If they've got a policy they know is unpopular, passing it off as an EU diktat displaces the discontent, shuts down debate & avoids scrutiny.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews b) No, we don't put so much money into the EU. It's less than 1% of the public budget (circled in red), so it won't even be a sticking plaster for the #NHS's funding problems.

#ThereIsNoBrexitDividend. What Govt hasn't told you is we'll lose £10 for every £1 we get back.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews That's because the value we derive from being members of the EU is 10x what we pay in. Where does that value come from?
1. the 'frictionless' nature of trade (low red tape & standardisation, saving on cost)
2. 40+ agencies essential for Govt where we share the cost with EU27

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews These agencies include EURATOM, EASA (for aviation safety standards & certification of pilots, engineers, etc.), EMA & EBA which we've just lost to Amsterdam & Paris respectively, despite David Davis' assurances we wouldn't.

We must now set up & run them 100% at our cost.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews 3rd driver of value = joint initiatives from security, to science, to culture. We punched above our weight & led EU in science, attracting the best talent to the UK. R&D created enormous value for our economy, but now we'll lose out due to #Brexit & State-sanctioned racism.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews TL;dr
NHS in a mess / teachers underpaid = result from choices OUR Govt has made, and are nothing at all to do with the EU.

EU dues are less than 1% of public budget (costs us each equivalent of a Freddo bar every day) & not paying them means losing their yield.

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@VictoriaLIVE @ProfRWinston @Aisleyne1 @BBCTwo @BBCNews PS: I hope this thread will encourage A. to do more research to find out what exactly is in the EU's & what's in our Govt's remit.

Leaving EU to fix domestic problems is like amputating both legs to solve a toothache.

If you'd like more info, tweet me!
Best plan = #PeoplesVote