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Ten good reasons to bremain.
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To be or not to be…
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…an EU member state.
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That is the question…
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Why be part of a club of people eating croissants for breakfast, driving on the right…
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that's the …wrong… side of the road and drinking that black beverage?
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(yuk, coffee)
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It's all about love… actually
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Because EU consumers LOVE British products. That's 500 million consumers!
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If UK exports to the EU went down by 10%
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the UK would need to increase exports to the Commonwealth by
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… have a guess Sherlock… 40%! to make up for the loss.
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Britain sells more to Ireland than to Brazil, Russia, India and China combined.
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But other Europeans not only value UK tea, cars, ale, cucumber sandwiches or that delicious steak and kidney pie [puaggghh] ,
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they value UK education too.
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Every year 125,000 Harry Potters … excuse me… students from all over Europe attend UK Universities.
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Well, yes, they don't all look like Downton Abbey.
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That means that the British education system is creating the next generation of European professionals.
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Leaders from 12 EU member States received part of their education from UK universities.
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That's like the Great British Bake off of leaders… which is by the way supported by EU research funding,
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But talent moves in both directions.
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190,000 UK students have taken advantage of the EU’s ERASMUS scheme to study abroad.
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Only study ? Well, that's another story…
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Being part of the same club, they can move safely and freely all over the European Union.
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That's why there are just as many Europeans living in the UK (hey toro) as there are British citizens living in Europe.
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And there are as many Brits in Portugal and Spain (yes, it's tacky, I know, but we loooove Benidorm…) as there are Poles in Britain. Olé!
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We are all different but equal. (and yes, we all love to hate the Eurovision song contest.)
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What about jobs? Over 3 million UK jobs are linked to the EU – that's one in every ten UK jobs!
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And although the UK stuck to the pound, London is the largest centre for trading in euros in the world.
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Europe trusts the UK with their money!
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The City of London is the bridge between the European and the global financial market.
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The UK is such a crucial part of Europe that 40% of total Foreign Direct Investment into Britain derives from other EU states.
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These are companies producing products, money and jobs on UK soil!
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The UK is one of Europe's biggest states and routinely punches above its weight.
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Because of the UK, the single market remains at the heart of the EU.
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And hey, the British know a thing or two about innovation.
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After all the UK invented the laptop, the SMS, graphene, (what's graphene?) and pop!
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Ahhhhh Britpop… It actually started in a cellar in Hamburg.
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Then there's security.
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Does one really want to trust it to 007?
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In a world of such complex and global threats isn't it great to have Europol if ever there were a need for back-up?
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The UK's history, clout and involvement transformed the continent into the Union it is today.
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And that works the other way around too: The UK gains power from being a strong leader in Europe.
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Because together we are stronger. Superman ? He's not from here!
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Because the Brits invented football for Christ sakes and every other decent sport and game worth playing.
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Oooops… sorry, that too.
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Cheers, luv!
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You see? It's all about love… actually