Re: Another Legal Challenge.
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
Yes, I will explain it,
The money never left our shores, simple fact of life.
We pay an agreed amount, less our discount, balance payed in arrears, after discussion,
The £350 million a week was an out and out lie, as was the Claim that that money would be available to spend on the NHS.
Farage, to his credit, completely distanced himself from these lies.
It was an out and out lie, promoted by Boris and Gove who both wanted personal advancement and to be be PM.
There are many reasons to leave the EU, Nigel was right on that, money was never one of them.
So, to clarify, our
dues amounted to £350 million per week, but from that we received a small amount as refund (not specified). I understand that to physically send them money and then for them to physically return a bit of it is a little silly. So we actually sent them, presumably, hundreds of millions of pounds a week. (If you can let me know the actual figure, I should be grateful.)
I was actually aware of that arrangement. Of course, we should all be aware that the 'refund' or 'discount' or whatever they call it could only be spent on what the EU, in their wisdom, specified.
As for spending it all on the NHS, who promised that? You mentioned Boris and Gove, of course. I'm sure Nigel Farage didn't. Perhaps whoever it was meant that
some of the money would be spent on the NHS.
As you quite rightly say, there are many reasons why we should leave the EU: sovereignty, control of our own borders, literally hundreds of rules and regulations imposed on us by the EU many of which are to our distinct disadvantage, but the money we pay/waste is also a very important reason, at least in my opinion.
Oh, I've heard the claims that Brexit will cost us more than the nett amount we pay to the EU, but that remains to be proven. Since the referendum was won - and even though we are still not an independent country yet - things have been looking up for Britain. I have every confidence that we shall benefit greatly financially in the long term.