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The most disgraceful line of reasoning the last few days (there have been many contenders!) is the statement that each month we stay in the EU "wastes £1 billion which could be spent on XYZ instead".
That implies a value of £0 placed on everything that EU membership offers us.
That implies a value of £0 placed on everything that EU membership offers us.
And it's not just one guilty party. Tons of Tories adopted almost exactly the same line in the debates over the last couple of days. Accusing the rebel alliance of forcing the UK to waste £1 billion every month, money that could be spent on better things instead.
Since that's the net figure after rebate etc. (actually it's *more* than we pay, but maybe they rounded up to get a nice easy monthly figure) it really does mean they see our EU membership as completely worthless.
