nigel, there as been a right-wing agenda for a long time in the press which is consistently hostile to any continental european initiative and frequently descends into straightforward racism. i guess this was partly inspired back in the '70s with talk of the social chapter - guaranteeing workers' and human rights - bosses and shareholders hate that sort of lefty nonsense. the tiny group i referred to own the media (and the money) and spread their poisonous message everywhere. you are one of the 17 million folk who have swallowed all this crap over the years so now feel justified in voting against their own and the country's best interests. i don't know how old you are, so you may not feel the effects of this brexit adventure - but i'll bet your children won't thank you for your decision.
do you really have trust in the tories to handle this well? wouldn't you (secretly) rather the grown ups in the european parliament were left to handle the important decisions (climate change, human rights, international security etc) with full input from a confident and positive UK government?