OK, my take on the EU thing then then! I studied economics up to a point, but it seems to me that people need a degree or beyond to make a reasoned decision on June 23rd, so we are left to rely on the "experts" and this is where the problem starts, and we are bombarded with wave upon wave of bullshit and scare stories, so I've decided to adopt a different approach based on these "experts" and how much trust we can put in them. It makes rather depressing reading, but might encourage some of us who are befuddled by all the facts a figures to take part in the democratic process.

I decided to give them all an "arsehole" rating, which I'll abbreviate to "a rating" for short, and work out which of the two sides has the biggest "arsehole" rating and then vote for the other side.

The "in" side comes off very badly at the moment here with the 3 biggest arseholes, Blair, Cameron and Osborne - I would give Blair an "a rating" of 100, and Cameron and Osborne in the 90s. However, the "in" side aren't having it all their own way, as the "out" side has its own big hitting arsehole in Rupert Murdoch who would also have an "a rating" somewhere in the mid 90s. Some of the "out" people have in fact succeeded in reducing their "a rating" lately, such as Michael Gove now he is not winding up teachers, but I do stress that it is important not to make a decision at this point as some of the big players may dramatically increase their rating as the vote gets nearer including Nigel Farage; also the "in" campaign also has some important players like Jeremy Corbyn who have a very low "a rating" although this is somewhat offset by his lack of overall enthusiasm. It also pays not to be too hasty in lowering an a-rating for people like Ian Duncan Smith, who have suddenly had this "Road to Damascus" moment and now see themselves as the champion of the common man. Caution advised here!

It would however be impossible for Tony Blair to increase his "a rating" as he is already at the top of the scale. It is also important to distinguish those with a high "a rating" from those who are merely irritating like Liz Kendall and Anna Soubry. So, on the day I will probably take the five or six leading campaigners on each side and tot up the "A ratings" before voting - it's all to play for! Hope this makes as much sense as most of the other stuff posted on the subject?

It is important to stress that an overall picture of behaviour be built up based on history before the EU debate began as well as during the debates.