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T i m wrote:
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:16:52 +0000, Robin wrote:

On 01/11/2017 10:25, T i m wrote:

...and
initially were taking money *from* the EU (which we would also have to
take off any current totals).

I agree with your comments overall so think it is a pity you included
the above claim. ISTM contentious. All the figures I have ever seen
show the UK as a net contributor to the UK budget since 1973 -
unsurprisingly since even in those days the UK's agricultural sector was
relatively small and efficient and so did had relatively little from the
CAP, and there were few UK regions which qualified for full-blown
development support.

Fair enough. I thought we were net recipients at the beginning (for a
year at least)?

Being one of the richest countries in the EU, unlikely. What is far more
important is the overall gains the UK gets from trade and services by
being in the EU.

No different from any club. The annual cost of that is simply what you pay
if you like the facilities it offers. If you don't need those facilities,
why would you join it? Health clubs being the obvious exception. So many
think just joining one makes them fit. ;-)

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