After my last post on the matter, I had intended to let it rest. There is now so much being said about the Leave/Remain debate that we start to hope for different news. Then we get different news, and it’s so awful that we would rather focus on Europe. Maybe there is a lesson on being careful what you wish for. Maybe that lesson will have some impact on the way we vote.
Despite the volume of words, very little is actually being said. Each side speculates on the financial effect of a Brexit from opposing perspectives; but no-one knows. Each side speculates on immigration, defence, security, you name it; but no-one knows. Each side throws ever more unpleasant (if often truthful) barrages at each other. The polls are currently weighted toward a Brexit. The bookies still marginally favour Remain.
I continue to wonder where to put my “X”. If you do too, you may find some help in EU Referendum FAQ’s produced by the UK200 Group, of which Hillier Hopkins LLP is a member. The UK200 Group has produced this document under its Campaign for Clarity project. The Times is trying to do something even more sophisticated. Laudable as all this is, I am not sure that anything is clearer.
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