It’s only been a week and a half since the starting gun was fired, yet for people outside of the Westminster bubble, the debate over the EU referendum is no doubt already beginning to tire.
On the one hand we have the ‘outers’ banging on almost exclusively about sovereignty and immigration. And on the other side we hear the same economic mantra repeated over and over again. I’m a convinced ‘remainer’ and of course I know that these arguments matter enormously – but I fear that this debate over the future direction of our country could be lost to the ‘outers’ unless my side make a more visceral argument for Britain remaining a member of the EU.
For a start that means remembering why the EU came about in the first place.
Amidst the metaphorical bombardment being launched by both sides of the EU debate, it’s easy to forget the literal bombs and bullets – and cross continental carnage – which led to the creation of the EU.
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