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Originally Posted by martyh
Where does it say that in any EU documentation?
If joe bloggs decided to do a bit of research so he could make his mind up about which way to vote would his research on the EUs purpose and future plans contain an addendum stating that "the bit about ever closer fiscal and political union is just a symbolic phrase and doesn't really mean anything" or will he take the written word as fact ?
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I don't know, up to Joe Bloggs I guess.
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Originally Posted by Osem
In reality they haven't got a clue who's coming here or how long they actually stay. The figures are based on questions asked of a small sample of people entering the country. The authorities have no idea whether the people answering their questions are being totally honest or not, they have even less idea how many people who may have come here only intending to stay for a short while yet never returned for whatever reason.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/surveys/infor...engersurveyips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19646459
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Well they know who are assigned NI numbers and the discrepancy between those numbers and the 'official' figures was what the story was referencing.