Why Britain should leave the EU?

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WHY BRITAIN SHOULD LEAVE THE EU

"ANTI-EUROPEAN UNION SENTIMENT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY AN ENGLISH CONCERN. ISN'T IT JUST A LITTLE ENGLANDER THING?"

We have a Big Britain mentality, not a Little Englander mentality.

That's why we are concerned about Britain’s industry and jobs, Britain's money, Britain’s government and Britain's democracy. Anybody who is concerned about these issues must also be concerned about the negative influence of the EU. Britain can only stand to prosper, both economically and politically, if we leave the EU.

TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE EFFECT ON INDUSTRY AND JOBS.
Look at the £1billion Ministry of Defence ferry order
which should go to Govan. However, the order is likely to go to Germany because the British government is unwilling to help support the cost of the project here at home - because to do so would break EU rules. John Reid, the Scottish Secretary, has stated that the Government is constrained within European Union rules and is not prepared to step outside them, in order to subsidise the Govan yard. ("Reid plays it by the EU rules", The Herald, 18-4-00, p. 6)

If we were out of the EU then such home industry could be properly supported.

The EU is the key cause behind the de-industrialisation of Britain. The decline of the fishing, farming, coal, ship-building and steel industry are all directly related to EU membership.

It is EU integration and regulation which is costing us jobs.

TAKE THE FISHING INDUSTRY. 

If we are to achieve our policy objectives of rebuilding fishing communities and ensuring proper environmental management of fish stocks, we must re-establish control of the 200-mile exclusive fishing zone. That can't be done so long as the EU is allowed to plunder our fishing waters.

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TAKE FARMING.

If we get out of the EU we will save the £11 billion a year which we currently give the EU and we could use that money to fund a new set of subsidies, targeted towards a more sustainable programme which encourages national self-sufficiency, small farms, mixed farming, land fertility, young farmers, farm start-ups, rural employment, local production and distribution networks, organic production, food quality, and projects which protect the environment

In short, it is clear that membership of the EU blocks the road forward to re-building industry and creating jobs throughout Britain.

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