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EU referendum: Government to spend £9m on leaflets to every homeThe government is spending more than £9m on sending a leaflet to every UK household setting out the case for remaining in the European Union.It says the 14-page document, to be sent to 27 million homes, responds to public demand for more details about the EU referendum by setting out the facts behind the government's position.Leave campaigners reacted with fury.A digital version will be advertised on social media and available on a new website.The government says the mail drop will cost £9.3m, or about 34p per household.The designated Leave campaign, and its Remain opponent, will be able to spend up to £7m each on advertising and promotion once the official campaign period starts next week. This includes £600,000 of public grants set aside for free mailshots and TV broadcasts.
QuoteThe great cabbage mythIt has been suggested recently that there are 26,911 words of European Union regulation on the sale of cabbage. The claim is not true, but it has a long and interesting history.With a referendum on UK membership of the European Union just around the corner, this cabbage statistic is proving rather popular on social media. It's cited as evidence that the EU is too bureaucratic and exerts excessive control over its members.http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35962999
The great cabbage mythIt has been suggested recently that there are 26,911 words of European Union regulation on the sale of cabbage. The claim is not true, but it has a long and interesting history.With a referendum on UK membership of the European Union just around the corner, this cabbage statistic is proving rather popular on social media. It's cited as evidence that the EU is too bureaucratic and exerts excessive control over its members.
700,000 British expats will not be able to vote in EU referendum, court rulesThey argued they were being illegally denied the chance to vote because they have lived in other European countries for more than 15 years.
We are all farcically in the dark about what would happen after a vote for Brexit
EU referendum issues guide: Explore the argumentsBritain goes to the polls on Thursday 23 June to decide whether the UK should stay a member of the European Union. Use this guide to find out the arguments from the Leave and Remain sides on a range of key topics.
British expats: have your say in this historic decisionOne of the most historic decisions the UK will make for a generation is in just a few weeks. On Thursday 23 June the British people will vote in a referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in or leave the European Union.I am convinced that we will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU, rather than out on our own.But this is a decision for you, the British people, not me or any other politician. The outcome of this referendum will affect not only your life, but the lives of your children and grand-children. So whatever you think, make sure you have your say.
EU referendum: Two Britons lose EU vote legal bidTwo Britons living abroad have lost their Court of Appeal battle over the right to vote in June's EU referendum.The legal challenge was brought by World War Two veteran Harry Shindler, 95, who lives in Italy, and lawyer and Belgian resident Jacquelyn MacLennan.Under law, UK citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years cannot vote.
What is Brexit and why are we having an EU referendum?The big EU questions: With a month to go before the potentially epoch-making vote on British membership of the EU, the debate so far has been characterised by bias, distortion and exaggeration. So, from today until the referendum itself, we will be running a series of question and answer features which will explain the most important issues involved in a detailed, dispassionate way to help inform your decision
Brexit offers no residency guarantees for Britons or Europeans, PM says David Cameron says vote to leave may lead to loss of rights for Britons living in EU, including over healthcare and property
“To Britain, With Love”: Europeans against Brexit Artists, athletes and Nobel Prize winners from across Europe are urging the UK to remain in the EU
Quote“To Britain, With Love”: Europeans against Brexit Artists, athletes and Nobel Prize winners from across Europe are urging the UK to remain in the EUhttp://www.tovima.gr/en/article/?aid=804592
Can you beat the average person on EU Referendum knowledge? Most people are wrong on almost everything
Noticed the other day that Neil Kinnock appeared out of the bowels of Brussels for the Remain campaign. Wonder if his large salary and huge expenses has anything to do with it.
QuoteCan you beat the average person on EU Referendum knowledge? Most people are wrong on almost everythinghttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/can-you-beat-the-average-person-on-eu-referendum-knowledge-most/
Quote from: Misty on Sunday, 12 June, 2016 @ 15:37:35Noticed the other day that Neil Kinnock appeared out of the bowels of Brussels for the Remain campaign. Wonder if his large salary and huge expenses has anything to do with it.His salary would be the same as Nige's then but there were dark rumours about Nige's expenses some time back which I'm sure aren't true!Tony
Quote from: Maik on Saturday, 11 June, 2016 @ 13:54:08QuoteCan you beat the average person on EU Referendum knowledge? Most people are wrong on almost everythinghttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/can-you-beat-the-average-person-on-eu-referendum-knowledge-most/I got 5/8 including not knowing my MEP - natch! Actually I found it hard to work out which ones I'd get wrong from the comments that came up after I'd clicked! If you go back up to near the top you find the row of question numbers go red or green. I also then had to open the tab second time to remind myself of the questions! And I didn't understand some of the questions to start with - " Does the UK get less money back from the EU than..." - so I got that one wrong. Does this disqualify me from voting! However it was a bit staggering that many people got some crucial questions wrong like the percentage of UK residents who are EU migrants or our relative financial contribution to the EU. I knew the first one of these but I was wrong on the other one and thought I'd followed the debate closely. Tony