1/ No nonsense Nadine has set the record straight on the pesky EU
2/ To be clear that is the EU which we joined by act of Parliament and for which each treaty change has only been approved by the U.K. by act of Parliament researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefi…
3/ That would be the same EU where the UK has only been outvoted (in a voting system that the UK signed up to) on 2% of occasions since 1999 fullfact.org/europe/eu-fact…
4/ That would be the same EU whose laws which we help debate, vote on and implement that the Government claim as its own initiatives
5/ The same EU that did not stop us holding a vote to leave the EU nor stop us implementing a decision to leave
6/ The same EU where UK MEPS will vote on the withdrawal agreement even though we are leaving
7/ School funding is determined by UK GOV. What did GOV decide? google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…
8/ NHS funding is determined by UK GOV. What did GOV decide? kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-i…
9/ But no Nadine blames the cost of being in the EU which is about 0.5% of GDP
10/ maybe compare it with the cost of not being in the EU google.co.uk/amp/mobile.reu…
11/ or maybe compare it with the cost of deciding to leave so far ft.com/content/e3b292…
12/ or maybe compare it with the net economic contribution made by EU27 citizens in the U.K. google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.c…
13/ You know, the ones in the U.K. who we allowed in because we are in control of our borders and are not in the Schengen arrangement
14/ Oh the Schengen exemption which we got included as part of the treaty of Amsterdam (which was approved by U.K. Act of Parliament) ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-and-the…
15/ You mean we had influence on a treaty and voted on it at home? Yep. What else do we have influence over?
16/ Well there is this directive eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex…
17/ Oh is that the directive that sets out that there are limits on the right to reside in another EU member state? Yup
18/ And a directive leaves it to the member state to decide how to transpose the law domestically? Yup
19/ And the UK GOV has traditionally not bothered with using the controls set out in the directive? Yup
20/ Why did it do that? Well EU citizens are very important to delivering our public services researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefi…
21/ Seems sensible especially if there are staffing shortages google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…
22/ So basically all of Nadine's tweet is nonsense. Is that right?
23/ Yep. Is there another way we could raise more money for schools and the NHS? Well here is an idea:
