Thought I'd start a new thread as this is going to be a major talking point this year...have not made up my mind yet...(unlike bucksfizz)....but thinking of voting for an exit as Europe is not doing Britain any good at all it seems....

MaxK
There is no reason not to transfer production to Turkey. They have a skilled workforce and their cost base is lower. It doesn't indicate Turkey joining. There is a lot of production in India, China etc and they aren't going o join.

Have Turkey not got a threat in that they could say OK you then deal with all these refugees coming from Syria and heaven knows where else .

The refugee deal has nothing to do with them joining the EU. If for a minute we consider Turkey joining than they would have to meet the convergence criteria and complete the 30 chapters of the joining rules (they have completed one in 30 years). The convergence criteria would take them years to meet. It involves inflation rates, deficit rules, interest rates and others.

It would take Turkey another 30 years to be a candidate. They first applied in 1987 and have made almost no progress. IF anything they are further away due to the deterioration in their human rights.

While Merkels involved I would be very wary .Never say never .

On the other hand..

.Siemens locates it's new wind turbine plant outside Hull, with a multi million investment. Kick starts a whole new industry. Japanese inward investment in Europe is largely focused in UK. Toyota exports about 90% of it's UK built cars.

The UK benefits greatly from being in the EU.

Only a few days left, and the polls show sanity seeping back in.
We stay In, for economic reasons. Politics need sorting.

THERE IS NO DOUBT that cameron wants Turkey to join, when he was
asked if he'd use the veto ON THREE occasions he refused to say.

On the fact that there WILL be a EU army, they've already said that is
their intentions.

The 350 miliion pounds is a true figure(its more actually), As the Leave
side has been saying, Its the GROSS figure, they don't send this 'rebate'
but the fact is its not set in stone, and if the vote is to remain, that
rebate could, and in all probability be taken away.

The NET figure is 34 million pounds a day..

Haystack it's nothing to do with whether Turkey will join the EU or be excluded by veto.

That's a smoke and mirrors job that is being done by Cameron and co.

The refugee crisis and migration blackmail Turkey are using requires free movement of it's citizens in the EU in exchange for the control of immigration into Europe to continue in as near an orderly way as they decide it to be it to be.

Makes not difference if they are in or out of the EU, the Turks are coming.

The British Public will hold those politicians who canvassed support for remain responsible for the end results this referendum.

Immigration is out of control they have a chance to do something about it and have failed to do anything but fib about what is around the corner.

No. He didn't refuse to say. He said wouldn't be the Prime Minister that far in the future.

There may be an EU army but we won't join.

The £350m is a false figure as we pay the amount less the rebate and then get back a large part of it. The Net figure is the cost of running the EU and brining up the weaker economies to more ven levels.

The free movement for Turkey only applies to visitor travel for holidays and such. It only applies to citizens with the E-passports that we have. There are only a handful of Turks with these passports and they are almost all civil servants.

What was the point of bringing in the 7.20 an hour wage when all the
jobs are being transferred to low cost countries, mostly those who are
NOT in the EU.

England is not windy enough to justify building anymore onshore wind
turbines.

The Chief executive of wind industry trade body Renewable UK Hugh McNeal
has admitted.

Besides this 'rebate' the money they 'give' back is decided by Brussels
on what it is spent on...THATS MONEY FROM THE UK TAX PAYER...

you all need to think further ahead than 2020 and what concessions any future uk gov't might give for a bowl of gruel

If the UK votes to stay in the EU, there WILL be further integration,
they WILL start to remove all these 'rebates' and so called 'special'
deals that we are supposed to have and be a fully fledged member.

If we stay in our arse will get kicked. Button down the hatches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can not understand that voters do not take a 5/10 year view on exiting. Yes there will be PERHAPS a downturn but for the future the outlook will be so much better.
Lets hope it all collapses anyway. :-))

Yes they will have total control no consultation just orders , those people who said if your'e not in it you can't change it , living in a dream world .

"They are only a handfull of Turks with these passports and they are
mostly civil servants"

It was only in the news last week about 1.5 million Turks having arrangements
being made to allow them to travel about freely, there must be an awful lot
of civil servants in Turkey.

Brexit has no creditable economic model.
They have nothing.
They can't demonstrate anything that is any better than what currently exits.
Any upturn in the Brexit poll numbers puts the pound under pressure.
It's all about economics and a substantial number of voters go with what is best economically for them and their families.
Too close to call still, but for now the polls, currency market and the bookies say we stay.

Well we all know what you want don't we wil i am you say the same thing every time , how many have actually agreed with you on this BB . Flood the country with people so you can build houses end of .Do us a favour .

one thing's for sure, this referendum and the closeness of the call have certainly put the wind up the plutocrats ...... they are exceedingly worried about the domino effect even if uk decides to remain