Euro Constitution Referrendum

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It should also be said that the most influential news media in the UK is guilty of a 'pro-Europe bias' - according to its own enquiry.

Report from The Times

According to the enquiry:

"BBC news suffers from an 'institutional mindset' that leads to a 'reluctance to question pro-EU assumptions'. "

ââ'¬Å"the BBC is getting it wrong, and our main conclusion is that urgent action is required to put this rightââ'¬Â.

 

[Paul Ranson]

At the end of the day there are no doubt pros and cons but both the yes and no camps seem to be portraying it as a black and white decision.

It's a referendum, yes or no, seems pretty black and white to me. You cannot vote 'maybe'.

FWIW I can see no downside at all to voting 'no', regardless of ones views on the EU a 'no' vote will cause ructions and turbulence amongst a complacent bureaucracy, both here and there. This is a good thing. They all work for us, and generally do a very bad job.

Paul

 

[Matt F]

It's a referendum, yes or no, seems pretty black and white to me. You cannot vote 'maybe'.

That's not what I meant - what I mean is the 'Yes' brigade are 100% yes and can't see any downsides to voting yes and the 'No' lot vice versa. No-one seems to be saying "Both options have pros and cons but on the balance I've chosen this option".

Matt.

 

[wolfgang]

I stand corrected on the amount of immigrants we accept, But not on how many apply to come here.

http://www.paih.org/archives/reports/asylum_and_immigration_facts_vs.htm

Thank you for the link. There are a big difference between economic migrants, asylum seekers and bogus migrants. Virtually every countries in the world encourage economic migrants from skilled workers from UK. Not sure if this result in UK having a net brain drain. I have many Scot friends in nursing, with their also husbands also skilled in other professions, immigrating to Australia to seek a better life for themselves. On the other hand Scotland First Minister tries to invent ways that would encourage overseas graduates looking for work to stay here rather then go else way. Seem what UK need is a better goverment who could improve the immigration system. Any business venture that bring 10% gain is a huge margin.

Myth #5: "They are just economic migrants abusing the system"

Equally, economic migrant should not be a dirty word. People have always moved around the world in search of better life. They bring diversity, skills and zest for life. According to a Home Office study, it is estimated that immigrants contribute around 10% more to Government revenues than they receive in Government expenditure. (RDS Occasional Paper 67).