Are 5% of firms forcing EU rules on the rest?
Brexiteers complain that non-exporters must follow 100% of EU law. That’s misleading, and no reason to quit.
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.
Hannan wrong on Norway’s EU deal
Tory MEP misrepresents the source of some highly dubious statistics. Norway has to apply EU law without any say in it.
UK doesn’t send EU £350m a week or £55m a day
Eurosceptics trot out these figures. Full Fact, which provided them with cover, has now corrected its error.
Hannan wrong on single market, free movement link
Tory MEP says it’s nonsense to claim single market access requires free movement. He’s wrong.
Dublin asylum rules reform is not EU blackmail
Eurosceptic claims that Dublin Regulation reforms would ‘bully’ Britain into taking more asylum seekers are premature and make little sense.
Hannan twists the facts
The Tory MEP says the UK pays the EU vast sums, and was forced to bail out Greece. His “facts” and figures are wrong.