THE COST OF THE EU TO BRITAIN

MP’s have been demanding since 1973 for successive Governments to provide them with a cost-benefit analysis of our relationship with the EU. Every successive government has refused to carry out such a study, arguing the benefits of membership are "self-evident".

Can you see anything here that suggests this is a benefit to us, the taxpaying public? Or does it seem like the benefit lies with the politicians that head up this massive scam?

Membership fees

Currently we pay anywhere between £12 to £15 BILLION pounds per year as a fee to the EU in order to have the privilege to trade with them. That’s roughly £873 per year, per man, woman and child in the UK. That cost is deferred to you, the UK taxpayer.

In 2006, the EU cost the British economy £50.6 billion in both direct and indirect costs; in 2007, it cost it £52.4 billion; that’s nearly £100.000 per minute.

Since we started our relationship with them, we have paid the EU nearly £200 billion.

To put this in perspective for you, since these are truly staggering amounts… £1 billion would pay for approx. 222,000 NHS hip replacements, or 46,893 NHS nurses, or 38,782 teachers, or 34,585 police officers.

Stretch that over a 15 year period, or times these numbers by 15 and you will see what we’d get for ONE YEAR without EU membership fees.

Even better, stretch that over a 200 year period, or times those numbers by 200 and you will start to see the real value that has been leeched away from our nation over the last 33 years.

Imagine what we could have achieved by now. Take a look at the EU launching their first space freighter, while we lose Jodrell Bank due to lack of government funding. And the recent flood aid takes on a whole new meaning.

All of the plaques you see stating that it was “Paid for by the European Union” actually means “Paid For By the UK Taxpayer, but at a Greater Cost Than If We’d Have Just Done it Ourselves”.