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Prime minister:
Goal: achieve UK interest
UK cant make their own rules. The rules which lucrative to UK national interest,
EU has very strict policies which based on all members agreement, thus UK cant reject the
policies.
1. Why staying in EU can harm UK national interest
UK national interest:
a. UK wants to expand their market,
b. Limiting immigrant quota
c. Environmental standart
d. Labour protection standart
Why by staying in EU they cant achieve those interest?
a. In the case of expanding market
EU has high standart of environmental standart, human right protection,
meanwhile UK wants to expand their market to the some developing countries
which cant fulfil the standart of EU. For example : having free trading with
Africa, China, amd Indonesia.
Why expanding market to those countries is important?
Characteristics of UK product:
Possibilities of purchasing power in those developing countries
b. Domestic Policies
In case to overcome Imigrant (refugee), and environment, it is decided by EU
policies
How was the proceess of decision making in EU?
Each country has proporsinal vote in EU legislative, it is one voice for each
country. Thats why UK will always failed to fight for their interest because they
have different interest. For example: Germany has high interest to accept
immigrant, France has high environmental standart. Thus, it proves to you on how
they have different fundamental interest with the other countries.
Why does It harm UK for staying at EU?
a. In the case of Imigrant.
Refugee tend to choose rich country as their distination, at the end there are so
So thats why, it is justify for us to leave EU. No harm and more beneficial for us.
Deputy prime minister:
a. Geopolitik
EU is pro palestine for example labeling the product coming from israelli. Israelli
comes as the aliance of US, which US has a great relationship with UK. UK as
members will be forced to pro palestine. It will backlash the UK US realtion.
b. Membership tax
Tax of EU membership is decided based on the wealth of each country. UK has an
obligation to pay the tax which is 10.4 billion poundsterling for each year. This great
amount of money could be used as the sociestys prosperity. Like education,
infrastructur, societys welfare.
Leader of opposition
Stance : stay in EU to achieve UK interest.
1. Why is it beneficial to UK in order to achieve their goal.
They could enjoy single market policies. Single market characteristics are:
a. Tarrif barriers is 0 %.
Normal tarrif barriers get 10%, when UK out from EU
- EU member country tend to choose 0% tarrif barrier
- When UK eksport to other EU countries, UK should pay 10% tarrif barrier,
moreover more than 50% UKs mrket is EU member
Thats why UK will have no bargaining possition
b. Fair competition.
When countries have the same burden,
- the same environtmental standart
- human right protection
- same labor standart
When UK exit: will not get the fair competition,which it could be enjoyed by UK as
EU members such as: no cheating, prioritized as the trading partner with other EU
members, etc.
2. Why in EU could influence the decision making
- UK still have votes in EU
- Could propose policy that in line with UKs interest
So, once the proposal could passed, it will influence & force 28 countries to
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Justification
1. Expanding Market
Why expending market is less important?
By staying in EU your income coming from export import is bigger rather than you
walk out from EU. EU is the strongest economic area in the world, even if other like
china or india is the fastest economic area. It proves on how EU is strong and more
lucrative to stay still. Moreover when you are going to expand you need to start a new
relation with other economic market area like TPP or AFTA. It is better for you to
play save in EU.
2. EU and UK have same basic interest
EU apperantly has same interest with UK like environmental standart, democracy, and
human right protection. Theyre all in line with each other interests. compare with
UK joins other economic institution which might have far different like environment
standart for example.
3. Harm UK Economy
UK rely on tourism much (income : 7.8 Trilliun USD/ 10% UK GDP).
Join EU : enjoy free visa facility ---- Exit : Lose free visa. Harm : Tourist will tend to
choose destination country which has Free Visa facility and reluctant to come to UK.
Cheap Labor--- thats what UK need. Even if the wage for the labor is lower, why its
ok?
At least there is standard wage. Lower wage lucrative for UK, why ? it makes the
cost of company to pay labor is decrease, and the rest of the budget can be allocated
for other sector such as research, expand market. Increase quality product, etc. Once it
is succesfull, the company can absorb more labor from UKs society and cater the
unemployment problem.