Fine, I'll bite
'the EC was made up of countries with broadly similar economies '
GDP in 1973:
Luxembourg - 2.7b
Ireland 7.5b
Denmark - 30b
Belgium - 47b
United Kingdom - 192b
'populations that didn't really move much'
The UK population increased by 8% 2005-2015
The UK population increased by 5% 1963-1973
Statistically speaking that's very little difference.
'the largely economic union moved more towards a social and political one'
The Treaty of Rome which established the EEC in 1957 was explicitly indended to:
'serve as a step towards the closer political unification of Europe.'
'lay the foundations of an ‘ever closer union’ among the peoples of Europe'
'reduce the economic and social differences between the EEC’s various regions;'
'pool their resources to preserve and strengthen peace and liberty and call on other peoples of Europe who share this ideal to join them in these efforts. '
'established certain policies from the start as joint policies among the member countries'
Create a European Social Fund
and establish the key institutions that serve the EU to this day including: Council of Ministers, the Commission, European Parliament, Court of Justice and Economic and Social Committee.
From the very start the EEC/EC/EU has been about social, legal and political union.
'locking in a competitive advantage for Germany and allowing the poorer countries access to the capital markets'
Increases in GDP since 1999 are extremely similar for the three biggest European countries (and much smaller than in the emerging European economies like Poland and Romania):
480% Romania
210% Poland
68% GER
67% France
63% UK
'Immigration rates in the Uk rocketed from 10,000 a year to over 500,000 arriving each year'
This is disingenuous for many reasons. Immigration rates across an unspecified time period mean nothing - at one point in time immigration to the UK was 0, and we've increased infinitely since then! Furthermore, immigration figures alone don't tell you much without also considering emmigration. Even the dubious figures of Migration Watch suggest that the increase in net migration from 2004 to 2015 was only 5%
'The Conservative party was deeply split and were in danger of losing the election comnpletely so promised a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. It worked they won...'
Which alternative reality do you live in? The Tory vote collapsed massively in 2015 and they failed to secure a majority.
Furthermore, it's also well cited (albeit less objectively) that Cameron's purpose in calling the vote was to oust/disempower/marginalise the minority anti-European voice in the Tory party, and therefore from that perspective as well the result was an abject failure.
'until January 2019 when it is revealed that 70% of MPs are remainers and the 'people's vote' campaign is born'
Getting bored of detailed sources to refute all your lies but a) The People's Vote has been around for much, much longer than January and b) it has been clear since before the vote that Parliament supports Remain by a large majority.
'Surely you can see the equity in that?'
Polls suggest that significantly more people now want to Remain than to Leave. Staying in the EU sounds pretty equitable to me.
Sources:
data.worldbank.org
eur-lex.europa.eu
migrationwatchuk.org
whatukthinks.org
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GDP in 1973:
Luxembourg - 2.7b
Ireland 7.5b
Denmark - 30b
Belgium - 47b
United Kingdom - 192b
'populations that didn't really move much'
The UK population increased by 8% 2005-2015
The UK population increased by 5% 1963-1973
Statistically speaking that's very little difference.
'the largely economic union moved more towards a social and political one'
The Treaty of Rome which established the EEC in 1957 was explicitly indended to:
'serve as a step towards the closer political unification of Europe.'
'lay the foundations of an ‘ever closer union’ among the peoples of Europe'
'reduce the economic and social differences between the EEC’s various regions;'
'pool their resources to preserve and strengthen peace and liberty and call on other peoples of Europe who share this ideal to join them in these efforts. '
'established certain policies from the start as joint policies among the member countries'
Create a European Social Fund
and establish the key institutions that serve the EU to this day including: Council of Ministers, the Commission, European Parliament, Court of Justice and Economic and Social Committee.
From the very start the EEC/EC/EU has been about social, legal and political union.
'locking in a competitive advantage for Germany and allowing the poorer countries access to the capital markets'
Increases in GDP since 1999 are extremely similar for the three biggest European countries (and much smaller than in the emerging European economies like Poland and Romania):
480% Romania
210% Poland
68% GER
67% France
63% UK
'Immigration rates in the Uk rocketed from 10,000 a year to over 500,000 arriving each year'
This is disingenuous for many reasons. Immigration rates across an unspecified time period mean nothing - at one point in time immigration to the UK was 0, and we've increased infinitely since then! Furthermore, immigration figures alone don't tell you much without also considering emmigration. Even the dubious figures of Migration Watch suggest that the increase in net migration from 2004 to 2015 was only 5%
'The Conservative party was deeply split and were in danger of losing the election comnpletely so promised a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. It worked they won...'
Which alternative reality do you live in? The Tory vote collapsed massively in 2015 and they failed to secure a majority.
Furthermore, it's also well cited (albeit less objectively) that Cameron's purpose in calling the vote was to oust/disempower/marginalise the minority anti-European voice in the Tory party, and therefore from that perspective as well the result was an abject failure.
'until January 2019 when it is revealed that 70% of MPs are remainers and the 'people's vote' campaign is born'
Getting bored of detailed sources to refute all your lies but a) The People's Vote has been around for much, much longer than January and b) it has been clear since before the vote that Parliament supports Remain by a large majority.
'Surely you can see the equity in that?'
Polls suggest that significantly more people now want to Remain than to Leave. Staying in the EU sounds pretty equitable to me.
Sources:
data.worldbank.org
eur-lex.europa.eu
migrationwatchuk.org
whatukthinks.org