IN LIEU of a positive story, the Remain camp has been trying to frighten us.
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It has wanted us to be cowering so far behind our sofas that the thought of taking back control of our own destiny is all too terrifying a prospect to contemplate. The most irresponsible scaremongering has focused on our national security.
We are told that border checks at Calais would cease if we Brexit. This is despite the French interior minister’s confirmation that, because of a separate bilateral agreement, they will stay in place.
We are told that we couldn’t use the European arrest warrant, despite the Government’s own independent adviser confirming that we could. We are told that there are no plans for an EU army, even though a draft strategy has been drawn up by Germany and the EU Battlegroup exercises on Salisbury Plain.
We are warned that Brexit will trigger civil unrest and extremism in Europe but all these ills exist now, not because of Britain’s referendum but because of the economic and social harm caused by the Eurozone.
The real danger comes from remaining in a politically dysfunctional Union, which has no solution to its Eurozone crisis and does not allow member states to control immigration. The British look at the tough issues: how to increase wages; provide more and better housing; and how public services can cope with rising demands.
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And we conclude that our security co-operation is not dependent on European bureaucracy, but on something far deeper: our collective humanity. We reflect on the EU’s unacceptable youth employment rates; the human suffering and question the merits of being chained to the eurozone.
Britons will use their common sense; and we will use our courage too. Change does take courage. So vote Leave.
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/679024/British-people-not-fallen-fantasy-Penny-Mordaunt-Brexit-EU?
