Europe has changed enormously since the UK joined the then Common Market in 1973. There was a referendum in 1975 on whether we should stay in – which the UK voted to do because the agreement was then about free trade.
Over the past 43 years, the European Union, as it is now, has grown to take control over more and more areas which do not have anything to do with trade – such as our borders, our public services, and even demanding that prisoners should have the right to vote.
The EU currently has too much control over our economy. Only 5 per cent of businesses export to the EU, however, they are all caught by its red tape. By taking control, we can run our economy in the interests of millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs up and down Great Britain as well as taking a global view using our unique links. Europe is the world’s only shrinking market.
It’s time to restore British freedoms, self-determination and our global outlook – it’s time to leave the EU.
Henry Smith MP
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
01293 934554/020 7219 7043
henry.smith.mp@parliament.uk
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