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The last paragraph contains a flaw though, doesn't it ? 'applying that scenario to the status quo'. Whatever happens next we do not have the opportunity of voting for the status quo. If we did then that would get my vote. This whole Remain/Leave debate is about how we deal with future...

I'm sorry you think I am ignorant.. I do not think that you are ignorant just a little over-aggressive. I believe in friendly co-operation with other nation states and think that trying to create a vast empire is a mistake. I lived overseas for many years and know the value of engaging with...

It is a regional superpower where the good of the whole is the most important thing. We have no idea of the nature of the decisions that will be taken on our behalf in the future. The good of Europe will drive these decisions and not the good of our little corner of Europe.

Perhaps both sides should keep to the issues and continue our friendly discussion ? I actually don't care 'what one prominent Brexiter said' any more than what one prominent Remainer might have said. Neither represent the important issue at hand so neither should be used as a reason to rubbish...

I'm not trying to avoid inequality altogether but I do want to mitigate its effects on the most vulnerable. Your line of argument works very well when analysing global trends but forgets that these are real communities that are not always capable of labour market flexibility. Fighting for rules...

I don't see Singapore, Canada or Australia being left behind and they are all independent countries. I do not share this desire to become part of a regional super bloc. Sounds like an Orwellian nightmare and not one I wish for the future of my family.

The problem with this is that when the economy is growing the benefits of this are enjoyed by the owners of capital as there is little incentive to increase wages because of the ever increasing supply of qualified workers. Inequality rises again. The economic process you describe can only work...

How can you possibly think that an increased supply of something (labour) does not reduce its price (wages) ? Its how markets work.