02-04-2016, 07:37
Got a leaflet through the door the other day from campaign group 'Scotland Stronger in Europe' (no, I'd never heard of them either 
)
Along with the usual guff, there was a list of 6 'Key Facts'
1) 250,000 Scottish jobs are linked to our exports to the EU. source: HM Treasury
2) Being in the EU means you get lower prices in the shops because it's cheaper to trade and there's more choice. source: European Commission
3) For every £1 we put into the EU, we get £10 back through increased trade, investment, jobs, growth and lower prices. source: CBI & OBR
4) 200,000 UK businesses trade with the EU, helping them create jobs. source: HMRC
5) The UK gets £66 million of investment every day from EU countries. source: Office for National Statistics
6) We are safer thanks to the European Arrest Warrant, which means we can arrest criminals across the EU. source: none given
Tbf, a free trade agreement would serve 1), 2) and 4) just as well. And 6) just looks like something they threw in to pad it out.
3) and 5) are interesting though, if correct.
)Along with the usual guff, there was a list of 6 'Key Facts'
1) 250,000 Scottish jobs are linked to our exports to the EU. source: HM Treasury
2) Being in the EU means you get lower prices in the shops because it's cheaper to trade and there's more choice. source: European Commission
3) For every £1 we put into the EU, we get £10 back through increased trade, investment, jobs, growth and lower prices. source: CBI & OBR
4) 200,000 UK businesses trade with the EU, helping them create jobs. source: HMRC
5) The UK gets £66 million of investment every day from EU countries. source: Office for National Statistics
6) We are safer thanks to the European Arrest Warrant, which means we can arrest criminals across the EU. source: none given
Tbf, a free trade agreement would serve 1), 2) and 4) just as well. And 6) just looks like something they threw in to pad it out.
3) and 5) are interesting though, if correct.
