Brexit: It’s Not All About Immigration

 

Like them or loath them, UKIP did a great job at the General Election last year in raising the subject of our membership of the EU and whether we should continue to be ‘in’. Such was their success, that here we are facing a referendum on the very subject.

 

It costs the UK £8 billion ‘officially’ to be a member of the EU. However, UKIP would argue that it is nearer £200 billion when you factor in the many associated costs of EU immigrants living in the UK (cost to public services, NHS, welfare benefits, etc.).

 

Whilst there are a huge range of factors that should be taken into account on whether we retain membership of the EU, the brutal reality is that the actual debate and headlines will all be about immigration and the strain that EU immigrants put on our public services and welfare benefits system. To be fair, it already is.

 

It really is political point scoring with voters to debate the things that will generate the most positive headlines for their own argument. Sad but very true.

 

The simple reality is that 93% of all social benefits paid in the UK go to UK nationals with only 2% paid to EU nationals living in the UK. That’s it……just 2%.

 

So just remember when there is vast air time given to political debates on immigration, the reality is that the issue is far smaller than you will be forced to think.