phinch1 said:
gedge72 said:
Those countries also had to sign up to the freedom of movement in order to access the EU single market, so that would make a mockery of a big reason that people will vote to leave. The idea that we will get as good a trade deal outside as we have in seems pretty unlikely, and UK businesses that export to the EU will still have to adhere to EU regulations in order to trade. So what exactly does that leave? That we will somehow be stronger on our own rather than being part of the second largest economy in the world? There will always be pros and cons, but to me it seems the benefits of being in the EU outweigh the negatives.
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The EU is not the second largest economy , the EU only did better than Antarctica in terms of growth last year which is terrible.
If we leave we can set up deals with the commonwealth and others, leaving the EU doesn't mean we will stop doing trade with the EU , the EU need us more than we need them, we import more than we sell..
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Size and growth aren't the same thing. And of course that's the average across the EU which isn't strictly linked to UK growth.
Of course we can set up other trade deals. The question is whether the terms will be as favourable. Personally I doubt it.
