The real Europe

Take note of this:

1 Only 7% of UK laws come from Europe, and most directives are just common sense.

2 We pay £9bn in tax to EU, but most of it comes back as agricultural support. We paid £10bn to the IMF to recycle to the Eurozone!

3 The EU is democratic. Commission decisions are taken by Council of Ministers, with UK present. MEPs are elected and have powers over regulations and laws. UK parliament needs to get more involved with EU decision making…

4 The CBI and multinationals have BIG lobbying presence in the EU and help to write the directives.

5 It is British judge's interpretations of the UK Human Rights Act that are in dispute, not the EU ECHR. The ECHR is anyway a Treaty so applies whether we are in or out of the EU.

6 We cannot survive by exporting to the world without the EU. The EU market is open to us, and worth £16tn

7 Even outside the EU we would have to follow their rules if we want to sell there.

8 The EU is not interested in Cameron's political problems. But every country has the same issues and wants to see a different EU, this is the name of the game for an active union.