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We win vastly more EU votes than we lose
Since 1999, we have been outvoted 56 times. But we were on the winning side 2,466 times. 2,466 to 56 is a good score in any sport.
UK does not send £350m a week to Brussels
Brexiteers say we send £350m a week or £50m a day to Brussels. That isn’t true. Sign our petition to get Boris to re-paint his battlebus.
EU doesn’t need us more than we need it
Our exports to the EU make up 13% of our GDP, but the EU’s exports to Britain represent just 3% of its GDP. If we quit, we'd be the losers over trade.
Turkey won’t join EU soon, if at all
Brexiteers are scaremongering over Turkish migration. Sign our petition to stop them.
Economy | see all
Britain’s EU rebate not in danger
The only way Britain’s rebate can be changed is if we want it to be.
EU economy isn’t shrinking
Contrary to claims from the Leave campaign, both the EU and the eurozone economy are growing.
There’s no free trade zone from Iceland to Turkey
Countries like Albania get only second rate access to the single market, which the Leave camp wants us to quit.
Britain didn’t bail out Greece
UK got collateral that ensured we’d be fully compensated if Greece didn’t repay an EU loan. That loan was repaid without incident.
Health
Health tourism hasn’t cost us billions
It is actually British people visiting EU that cost taxpayers billions. Quitting the bloc wouldn’t save this money.
Quitting EU wouldn’t save NHS
Economic damage caused by Brexit would hit tax revenue, dwarfing any EU budget saving.
US-EU trade deal isn’t threat to NHS
Proposed pact would not require the privatisation of UK healthcare - and any agreement we strike post-Brexit could be worse.
We don’t need to quit EU to repeal clinical trials directive...
Brexiteers cite discredited clinical trials law to argue EU is bad for science. They don’t say it’s being replaced.
Industry
100% of UK firms aren’t following 100% of EU laws
Firms only have to obey those rules that apply to them. So newsagents and chippies don’t have to worry about rules on, say, olive growing.
EU doesn’t need UK more than we need it
Summary: We’d be the desperate ones. Our exports to the EU constitute 13% of our GDP, but the EU’s exports to Britain are just 3% of its GDP.
Brussels isn’t to blame for British steel’s woes
UK bears brunt of blame, for example by resisting tougher EU anti-dumping duties against Chinese steel. Quitting would make things worse.
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.
Migration | see all
Leave camp’s “Australian system” won’t hit migration targ...
Here are 6 reasons why Vote Leave is misleading voters by saying it would cut net migration to tens of thousands.
Leave camp’s migration forecast baloney
Vote Leave’s forecast that net migration will be 5 million by 2030 rests on a series of baseless assumptions.
Brexit will make schools crisis worse not better
Government is to blame for lack of school places. Wealth created by EU migrants can help solve it. Brexit would mean less money not more.
Turks won’t get visa-free travel to Britain
The deal between the EU and Turkey offers visa-free travel to the Schengen Area, which Britain isn’t a member of.
Red Tape | see all
EU red tape doesn’t cost us £600m per week
Leave Camp figure ignores benefits, and rules we’d keep.
EU doesn’t stop kids blowing up balloons
European Commission popped this myth back in 2011, yet eurosceptics such as Boris continue to inflate it.
Brussels doesn’t forbid re-use of egg boxes
Code recommending cardboard egg trays are only used once is voluntary. What’s more, it comes from Britain, not Brussels.
EU isn’t banning custard creams
Biscuit “ban” is a storm in a teacup which wouldn’t significantly affect the UK.
Security | see all
Dearlove downplays Brexit security cost
Ex MI6 boss argues Brexit national security cost “would be low”. He undersells importance of security cooperation.
No march towards EU army
Despite eurosceptic fears, the EU cannot make us cede military sovereignty. EU defence is limited, with a UK veto.
EU hasn’t prevented UK deporting terrorists
ECJ opinion has less impact than suggested. UK courts can still get rid of terrorists deemed a serious threat.
Liam Fox scaremongering over terrorist sleepers
Top Tory says jihadis may seek asylum in EU, get passports, then strike UK. Why would IS use such an elaborate plot?
Sovereignty
Voting Leave doesn’t mean taking control
Out camp calls itself Vote Leave Take Control. But in battling terrorism and Putin or fighting for industry, quitting means less control.
ECJ isn’t using Charter of Fundamental Rights to grab power...
Michael Gove made no fewer than 6 inaccurate statements when he took aim at the ECJ.
Irish border won’t be unchanged by Brexit
UK and Ireland have enjoyed passport-free travel for almost a century. Brexit would put it into question.
EU doesn’t engineer coups
Brexiteers say EU brought down Berlusconi and Papandreou, and tried to get rid of Tsipras. This is false. In no case, was there a coup.