Should Britain Remain A Member Of The European Union?

A referendum will be held in 2017, in order to determine whether or not Britain should remain a member of the European Union (EU). The EU is an economic and political partnership between 28 countries in Europe and its main objectives are: to promote peace and well-being for the unions citizens, to have an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, to have a sustainable development based on balanced economic growth and social justice, to have a social market economy, and to have a free single market (allowing goods and people to move around, essentially as if member states were one country). The EU has its own parliament and can control many laws, such as the environment, transport, consumer rights, and even mobile phone

There is an astronomical cost just to become a member of the EU; an analysis by Full Fact estimates that Britain invests £33 million per day and £12 billion per year in the EU. Although we pay an enormous fee to be a part of this union, what do we gain from it? No government has yet demonstrated in a fully detailed assessment that the EU is of overall benefit to its members. Remarkably, even the EU itself has failed to produce any convincing figures to demonstrate the benefit of the organization, according to the guardian. European Commissioner, Gunter Verheugen estimated in 2006 that the cost of regulation to the European economy as a whole is £405 billion per year, while the Commission itself believes that between 1986 and 2002 the Single Market only brought benefits of £110 billion, even after taking inflation into account, meaning that the EU Commission itself believes that the costs are three times larger than the benefits. When weighing up any activity it is important to work out how much it costs and what benefits it produces. The costs of the EU membership could be holding back faster-developing countries, in particular, the UK, which has a more global company than many member states. If you join a club, you would expect the perks received in return to be worth at least the cost of your membership. If they were not, then you wouldn’t join – there are better things you could do with your

However with this perk, many problems occur for the UK in particular as it is such a desirable place to migrate to as it is rich in jobs and offers support for people who require it. This year, annual net migration to Britain has hit a record level of 330,000 – 10,000 higher than its previous high in 2005, according to the Office for National Statistics. The latest rise has been mainly driven by a continuing rise in those coming to work in Britain, who account for 65,000 of the increase. The majority of these migrants are Bulgarians and Romanians (EU members), with the number of Bulgarians and Romanians doubling from 28,000 to 56,000 in twelve months. The immigration minister, James Brokenshire, said the following figures showing net migration 220,000 higher than the government's 100,000 target was ‘deeply disappointing’. It is clear that there is an overflow of immigrants entering the UK, but how is the UK supposed to resolve this issue if border control is out of their hands? UKIP leader Nigel Farage says any attempt by the government to control immigration into the UK is futile as long as we are in the