1. Peace. As long as the strong trading links remain, the EU is unnecessary.
2. Economy. The EU works both for and against free trade. It works well for trade amongst EU member states, but is bad for global trade. A strong free trade agreement with the EU would be just as good for us, and may allow us to negotiate better deals with countries outside the EU. Swings and roundabouts.
3. The Social Chapter. We are perfectly capable of creating our own labour laws and human rights legislation. We do not need EU laws that cannot take INTO phpbb_consideration our local conditions, traditions and economy.
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