"project Fear" - Part 94

[New Judge]

Who believes this garbage?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/650120/France-ferries-Calais-migrants-Britain-hours-EU-out-vote-referendum-Brexit

"Migrants living in shanty camps in northern France will be put on ferries and sent to Britain the day after a vote to leave the EU, a French mayor warned last night."

Those who do believe it might care to ponder over these questions:

1. The “Le Touquet” Agreement was signed between the governments of the UK and France, not between the mayors of Dunkirk and Dover. What makes M. Dhersin and his colleagues along the coast believe they have the authority to rescind such an agreement or that the French government will agree to such action?

2. The Agreement is one between the UK and France. It has nothing to do with either country’s EU membership. If it is hindering France so much why not “tear it up” now? Why wait until the votes to leave the EU?

I won’t go into the practicalities of the Danish ferry company being allowed to land with a vessel full of illegal immigrants or with a major international company risking its licence to operate in the UK by such illegal action.

Is “Project Fear” getting a bit silly?

[modeller]

Whatever we may think about migrants our closed borders wont help us as long as we stay in Europe. They will all eventually be given EU passports and will be free to come to this country. Cameron's poor phased four year deal will at best only have a marginal effect.

[tonyav]

This could be interesting !
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/david-cameron-must-release-figures-showing-full-scale-of-eu-migration-cabinet-minister-says/ar-BBqlVak

[tonyav]

Boris isn't happy.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/boris-johnsons-fury-over-eu-bullying-scandal/ar-BBqnLLD

[anotheoldgit]

If French workers can blockade their port whenever they choose, I am sure it wouldn't be too difficult to blockade our port given the need.

[Khandro]

The proposal is absurd, they speak as if crossing the channel is a one-sided trip.More French people live in London than in Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg and some now regard it as France's sixth biggest city in terms of population.
If they were to refuse entry to ships containing returned migrants they would be including these people, plus thousands of other travellers and lorries bearing wanted imports.

[Colmc54]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/david-cameron-calais-refugee-crisis-francois-holland

European leaders threatening the British people into capitulation? I'm sure you don't need me to give an example of why such behaviour is likely to back-fire on those who have made threats against us in the past.

Let them continue please. Why, because I'm in favour of us getting out of the EU and this threatening scaremongering tactic can only strengthen the case for leaving.

[Colmc54]

Seriously, I just wanted to ask if there is anywhere online you can view credible, unbiased statistics regarding our relationship with the EU e.g. balance of trade etc.?

[Colmc54]

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/datablog/2013/aug/09/remittances-britain-data

I find this kind of money, billions of it including benefits not just earnings, exiting the economy of this country never to return, is nauseatingly predictable. Maybe not the last nail in our coffin but close, very close.