johnwest

A study by the pro-EU Institute of Directors puts the annual cost to the UK at £15 billion.
Since joining our EU 'partners' have sold us £200 billion more than we have sold them. When they talk about the loss of jobs, if we leave, you will now know what they really mean!
We have no real say in how the EU is run. Even if ALL the British MEPs voted together, they would be powerless to block laws harmful to the UK.

I would be interested to hear any comments from any pro-EU supporters or others who disagree with the above points. I would like to use this info in the election, so I want to get all my facts right!

Tree Pruner

Since when has the IoD become pro-EU?

I have been a member for many years and certainly whilst Ruth Lea was there most of the analyses were againstEU and its costs.

IoD members are mostly from small businesses who groan under the weight of EU bureaucracy.

Biscuitman

Few more facts for you;-

Carrots are classifeid as fruit.

Kid meat is Lamb.

Whisky is a hazardous chemical substance.

Soya milk is not milk.

Shetland wool is not an agricultural product.

Bananas are classified as agriculture not food.

Bees are a food producing animal.

Horses are for eating where as park reared deer are wildlife and domesticated quail are not poultry. pigeons are not pests.

British oaks are not true oaks.

Flavour is not apart of EU seed trial criteria.


Bombay Duck is produced in 'establishments'.

15-18 year olds are 'adolescents' if they have left school but 'children' if they haven't.

Wine is an agricultural product whereas beer is an industrial product.

The EU has eradicated unemployment. What we now have is unused potential labour stock.

Rosk Salmon MUST be called Huss.

Sea Bass, (which is a white fish), must be called Red Fish.

Ginger marmalade must be labelled Ginger Preserve.

Scots Pines from Scotland planted in Germany must be called German Pines.

A directive states that English apples DO NOT taste better.

The abscence of a tax is a government subsidy... thus everything carries the maximum VAT rate. Any item that doesn't is thus subsidised.

Illegal jam flavouring is allowed as it isn't jam but biscuit. (Save the Jammy Dodger!!Vote Biscuit!!)

When sel;ecting GM crop trial sites, damage to other farms from cross polination, is not a permitted criteria.

A lumpy sauce is a vegetable.

Scottish kilts are womens wear.

Macintosh Red Apples are not red.

The Isle of Skye is not an island.

you couldn't make it up!!

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IF THE EU WAS THE ANSWER, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A STUPID QUESTION!