User blog comment:Draugluin the werewolf/EU referendum/@comment-26347028-20160624075142/@comment-26347028-20160626181944

You've tried to argue that we're still sovereign, while admitting that we have literally no control over certain issues. That's not an explanation, that's a contradiction. If the only thing we can do to get back at them is leaving, I think there's quite the problem there. The suggestions we've made will all have been beneficial, or, you know, we wouldn't make them. We're not idiots. The money we get back is about 6.7 billion a year, all facts considered. That's taking into account research grants, which is the only other major thing usually missed out. Emigration is going up, sure, but not on a scale even comparative to immigration. And even then, just look at net migration. To try and encourage people to leave so we can deal with people coming in is just imbecilic. And yes, I'm quite aware that taking out ISIS would take a while, but we aren't exactly doing all we could to make it as quick as possible. And even then, I'm not talking about refugees - I'm talking about migrants.