Tory turmoil raises risk in event of Brexit
IDS’ resignation increases chance Tories won’t be able to balance budget. That’s especially worrying if we quit EU.
Obama shouldn’t be barracked into zipping his mouth
Brexiteers launch a preemptive attack on Obama’s UK visit, telling him to keep his nose out of the EU referendum.
UK needs EU more than it needs us
Brexiteers say EU would need trade deal if we quit because it sells us more than we do. We’d be the desperate ones.
Brexit could, in extremis, trigger budget squeeze
A fall in sterling is likely; a banking crisis is most unlikely; a gilts strike is possible, if improbable.
Boris’ latest scare tactic: EU superstate
Johnson says we’ll be dragged “willy-nilly” into a superstate. Even if such a thing emerged, it wouldn’t include UK.
Former CBI boss says BCC boss wasn’t doing his job
Richard Lambert says, by advocating Brexit, Longworth wasn’t representing members – which is what he’s paid for
Boris idea of taking control is Project Fantasy
Brexit means more autonomy, less influence. NATO and WTO restrict freedom too - should we quit them?
Leave camp does Project Fear too
Boris, Farage, Fox and IDS accuse the Remain camp of scaremongering. But they are just as guilty.
EU has flaws but isn’t anti-democratic
Right-wingers like Boris and leftists like Varoufakis say it is. But they are falsifying reality.
Brexit impact on EU could boomerang on Britain
It might destabilise the EU or prod it to create a United States of Europe. Neither would be in our interests.
City won’t thrive if we quit EU
In worst case, City will lose passport to operate in EU. In best case, we'll have to adopt EU rules without a vote.
David Owen’s Brexit case undermines itself
Former SDP leader says quitting EU could blow up eurozone. He also fears an EU army. Both are reasons to remain.