Here are 72 reasons why Remainers are fighting to stop Brexit & stay in the EU.
(Brexit is nothing like a football match. Suggesting we can just "get over it" is absurd. There's far, far too much at stake!)
1. Longest unbroken period of peace between European nations in history
(Brexit is nothing like a football match. Suggesting we can just "get over it" is absurd. There's far, far too much at stake!)
1. Longest unbroken period of peace between European nations in history
2. Free trade deals with over 70 countries
3. Single market and customs union membership that gives us unfettered access to the largest trade block in the world
4. Just in time manufacturing that supports millions of jobs, thanks to no customs checks or complex procedures
3. Single market and customs union membership that gives us unfettered access to the largest trade block in the world
4. Just in time manufacturing that supports millions of jobs, thanks to no customs checks or complex procedures
5. Support for the Good Friday Agreement & active promotion of the Irish peace process, including PEACE funding
6. Freedom of movement that allows UK citizens to travel, work, study and retire anywhere in the EU
7. Scientific and academic collaboration
8. Shared space exploration
6. Freedom of movement that allows UK citizens to travel, work, study and retire anywhere in the EU
7. Scientific and academic collaboration
8. Shared space exploration
9. Participation in the Galileo GPS satellite cluster
10. Driving licenses valid all over the EU
11. Car insurance valid all over the EU
12. Pet passports that make travel with pets easy
10. Driving licenses valid all over the EU
11. Car insurance valid all over the EU
12. Pet passports that make travel with pets easy
13. Simplified fixed compensation scheme for flight delays & cancellations thanks to EU Air Passenger Rights.
14. European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
15. Mobile roaming (calls, texts and data) at home prices
16. Portable streaming services (can watch Netflix etc. all over EU)
14. European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
15. Mobile roaming (calls, texts and data) at home prices
16. Portable streaming services (can watch Netflix etc. all over EU)
17. Erasmus student exchange programme
18. A simplified VAT reverse charge mechanism for those selling across the EU
19. Safer food
20. Clean beaches
21. Enhanced consumer protection, including for cross-border shopping
18. A simplified VAT reverse charge mechanism for those selling across the EU
19. Safer food
20. Clean beaches
21. Enhanced consumer protection, including for cross-border shopping
22. Horizon 2020 (funding and assistance for over 10,000 collaborative research projects in the UK as part of the world's largest multinational research programme.)
23. Training courses for the unemployed funded by the European Social Fund
23. Training courses for the unemployed funded by the European Social Fund
24. Disaster relief funding e.g. the 60 million euro we received for flood relief in 2017
25. Free movement for musicians and their instruments, bands and their equipment, artists and their materials etc.
26. Enhanced environmental protections
27. Court of last resort (ECJ)
25. Free movement for musicians and their instruments, bands and their equipment, artists and their materials etc.
26. Enhanced environmental protections
27. Court of last resort (ECJ)
28. REACH regulations & EU Chemicals Agency, improving human, animal & environmental safety around chemicals
29. Safer medicines thanks to pan-EU testing regime
30. Security cooperation and sharing of crime/terrorist databases
31. European arrest warrant
29. Safer medicines thanks to pan-EU testing regime
30. Security cooperation and sharing of crime/terrorist databases
31. European arrest warrant
32. EURATOM for medical isotopes
33. Support for rural areas ignored by successive UK Governments
34. Better food labelling
35. EU funding for British film industry, theatre & music
36. European Capital of Culture programme, which has boosted cities such as Glasgow and Liverpool
33. Support for rural areas ignored by successive UK Governments
34. Better food labelling
35. EU funding for British film industry, theatre & music
36. European Capital of Culture programme, which has boosted cities such as Glasgow and Liverpool
37. Service providers (e.g. freelance translators) can offer their services to clients all over the EU
38. No UK VAT or duty on imports from the EU (great for online shopping
39. EU citizenship (it's a real thing with real benefits - don't be shy, look it up!)
38. No UK VAT or duty on imports from the EU (great for online shopping
39. EU citizenship (it's a real thing with real benefits - don't be shy, look it up!)
40. Cross-border collaboration on taxes, to hold huge firms like Amazon and Facebook to account more than we otherwise could
41. Venture capital funding and startup loans
42. Legal protection for minority languages such as Welsh
43. Mutual recognition of academic qualifications
41. Venture capital funding and startup loans
42. Legal protection for minority languages such as Welsh
43. Mutual recognition of academic qualifications
44. Legal protection for foods of geographic origin, e.g. Melton Mowbray pork pies (yum!)
45. No credit and debit card surcharges (axed by EU law)
46. EU structural funding (eg. £2 billion to Liverpool) with matched private funding requirement
45. No credit and debit card surcharges (axed by EU law)
46. EU structural funding (eg. £2 billion to Liverpool) with matched private funding requirement
47. Supporting and encouraging democracy in post-communist countries
48. A bigger, stronger presence on the world stage
49. Use of EU queues at ports and airports
48. A bigger, stronger presence on the world stage
49. Use of EU queues at ports and airports
50. Products made or grown in the UK can be sold in 31 countries without type approval, customs duties, phytosanitary certificates etc.
51. Protection from GM food and chlorinated chicken
52. Objective 1 funding for deprived areas and regions
51. Protection from GM food and chlorinated chicken
52. Objective 1 funding for deprived areas and regions
53. Financial services passport, enabling firms in the City to service the whole EU market
54. Strong intellectual property protections
55. University education in other EU countries at "home student" rates (many still have free universities, unlike the UK.)
54. Strong intellectual property protections
55. University education in other EU countries at "home student" rates (many still have free universities, unlike the UK.)
56. Mutual recognition of professional qualifications
57. Consular protection in an emergency from any EU embassy outside the EU
58. Baseline of worker protections (which we can also improve on)
59. Keep open the EU market to which we send more than half the fish we catch
57. Consular protection in an emergency from any EU embassy outside the EU
58. Baseline of worker protections (which we can also improve on)
59. Keep open the EU market to which we send more than half the fish we catch
60. Enhanced medical research prospects
61. A friend to cosy up to against the might of the USA and China
62. Seasonal workforce to pick our fruit and vegetables
63. A vital source of medicines (we import 37 million packs a month from the EU)
61. A friend to cosy up to against the might of the USA and China
62. Seasonal workforce to pick our fruit and vegetables
63. A vital source of medicines (we import 37 million packs a month from the EU)
64. Minimum 2 year guarantee on all products
65. Protection against unfair treatment in the workplace thanks to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
66. Minimum of 4 weeks paid leave (introduced by EU in 1993, taken up by the UK in 1998 and later extended to 28 days in 2009)
65. Protection against unfair treatment in the workplace thanks to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
66. Minimum of 4 weeks paid leave (introduced by EU in 1993, taken up by the UK in 1998 and later extended to 28 days in 2009)
67. More influence on environmental measures that transcend borders (we get to help shape the policies that 28 countries must follow)
68. A say in the running of the EU (if we were outside, the rest of the EU would carry on but we would have zero influence over its policies)
68. A say in the running of the EU (if we were outside, the rest of the EU would carry on but we would have zero influence over its policies)
69. Cleaner air thanks to the EU Air Quality Directive
70. Legally enforced 14 day cooling off period on timeshare agreements
71. Some of the highest toy safety standards in the world
72. Protection of 500 bird species under legislation dating back to 1979, and amended in 2009
70. Legally enforced 14 day cooling off period on timeshare agreements
71. Some of the highest toy safety standards in the world
72. Protection of 500 bird species under legislation dating back to 1979, and amended in 2009
All the above costs just 34p per person per day. Thirty four pence! When you scan up and down the list, it's easy to see what a remarkable bargain that is!
Indeed, the UK Government only spends *1%* of its budget on our EU membership...
Indeed, the UK Government only spends *1%* of its budget on our EU membership...
So, Remainers know with crystal clarity why we want to stay in the EU.
Over to you...
Why do you want to leave?
How has being in the EU harmed you & your family?
How will your life and theirs improve by losing all the above?
Is it *really* worth leaving after digesting all that?
Over to you...
Why do you want to leave?
How has being in the EU harmed you & your family?
How will your life and theirs improve by losing all the above?
Is it *really* worth leaving after digesting all that?
BTW, on your way out, can I very gently steer you towards my book? "Slaying Brexit Unicorns" busts two dozen Brexit myths, and examines the reality of no deal and trade on WTO terms. People who've read it seem to like it. 😉 Out now on Kindle & paperback.
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