From: Steve Shaw - PM
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 04:59 PM
Our membership of the EU has transformed us from being the perennial sick man of Europe into the fifth strongest economy in the world.

We were possibly considered the 'sick man of Europe' for a short time. Certainly not during WWII when we were perhaps the last bastion of freedom in Europe.

Perhaps you need to check your understanding of 'perennial'.

Also, it is pure speculation to put our transformation from 'sick man' to 'strong economy' down to our membership of the EU.