Since I'm stuck in on a Friday Night (don't ask) I've decided to do a Friday Night Miniblog about why the EU is good for Britain - don't worry all you eurosceptics out there I'll do an anti-eu post next week for balance.... Oh and I won't be commenting on the reasons. I'll save that for a proper blog post. Don't want to be too contraversial all at once.
1. The EU buys over 50 per cent of UK exports (54 per cent of goods, 40 per cent of services).Over 300,000 British companies and 74 per cent of British exporters operate in other EU markets.American and Asian EU firms build factories in Britain because it is in the single market.
This one comes from Pro Europa, a pro EU campaign site
2. IF we extend the single market to services the City of London and by extention the rest of the UK is set to gain.
This claim comes from the Independent back in 2014.
3. Structural Funds are the large pot of money that gets distributed among
the most deprived areas in the EU. For many years they have contributed
to investment and infrastructure across the UK: especially in Northern
Ireland, Yorkshire and Cornwall. Over the next five years, England alone
will receive over £6 billion in Structural Funds, Wales £2 billion,
Scotland £795 million, and Northern Ireland £457 million.
This final one comes from Labourlist back in 2013.
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