Originally Posted by Stuart

I think the campaigns on both sides have been both vile and weak. Neither of them have produced any actual evidence to back up what they claim are facts. Leave have promised things that could end up costing way more than the money will we save. Remain don't really talk about what concessions David Cameron did manage to negotiate. Both campaigns have either lied, or quoted sections of reports out of context.

Personally, I will be voting Remain. Not because I want a greater integration with Europe (I don't), but because while I can accept that leaving the EU MAY be better for us, with the economy still recovering from recession, I don't think we can afford the gamble that it may make things worse. After all, when our trade deals expire (and they will expire at some point, although not for several years after we leave) and we negotiate new deals, we won't be negotiating on behalf of an organisation that has 4 of the top 10 economies in the world. (Source http://www.investopedia.com/articles...-economies.asp) and a population of 742 million (source: Google).

We will be negatiating on behalf of a country that has 1 of the top economies and a population of 70 million, which isn't nearly as good a deal to offer, and there will be a price, even if that price is a worse deal.