Newton Emerson

As the EU referendum campaign commences, arm yourself with two pertinent facts. The UK’s net contribution to Brussels is £9bn a year - about the same as the UK’s net contribution to Northern Ireland. Support for Brexit in Northern Ireland is 25 per cent - about the same as support for a united Ireland. That should be enough to silence republicans and unionists respectively. Responding to vested interests requires a little more effort. The Ulster Farmers' Union has declared that leaving the EU would raise food prices by “at least 30 per cent” - a claim apparent[...]