For richer or for poorer

[WTFH]

That's from 2014 I believe, so after 41 years in the EU, and after paying in 1/2 trillion pounds, a large portion of the UK is the poorest in Europe.

And you wonder why the majority want out?

Perhaps look at that map along with one showing where EU subsidies go. West Wales, Cornwall and the North East of England all receive massive subsidies from the EU. The poorest regions in the UK are helped by EU funding.

Then look at the amount of money the UK has paid in - it's roughly 2.5% of the UK budget.

[sasguru]

Hard Brexit now! And watch all those areas get propelled to stratospheric levels of wealth. You know it makes sense.



There's nowt so fundamentally thick as the British underclass, to which plenty of Cukkers seem to belong.

[Eirikur]

Number 10...

This picture sucks, how can one of the poorest regions in The Netherlands (Groningen) be in the top 10 richest of Europe. They have a lot of natural gas, but that wealth is going directly into the coffers of Shell and the government, not many local people profit from it, the unemployment rates in that area are very high

[original PM]

This picture sucks, how can one of the poorest regions in The Netherlands (Groningen) be in the top 10 richest of Europe. They have a lot of natural gas, but that wealth is going directly into the coffers of Shell and the government, not many local people profit from it, the unemployment rates in that area are very high

Surely you are not critiquing the EU fact generator are you?

It is all true because you have been told it is all true.

[Eirikur]

Surely you are not critiquing the EU fact generator are you?

It is all true because you have been told it is all true.

I may be pro EU but, I'm not taking everything they say for granted

[meridian]

The entire graphic is meaningless to the point of propaganda. Some of the poorest regions in Europe have simply been omitted.

Also, having been in the EU for 41 years one would argue that the EU is the cause of UK poverty rather than the solution. I've got news for you, we haven't left yet, you just nixed your own argument.

Yes they have been omitted, but do you want to compare the U.K. to Bulgaria and Romania, or do you think the world’s 6th or 7th largest economy should be compared to equivalent neighbours such as France, Germany, and Scandinavia?

It’s also funny how those countries are also a part of the EU but haven’t suffered as much. It’s almost as if it’s an internal problem, not an EU problem.

[WTFH]

I may be pro EU but, I'm not taking everything they say for granted

There are poor parts of inner London, but in terms of money generated - that's where it comes from.
Same with Groningen.
Groningen has generated close to €300billion in natural gas extracts, but less than half a percent of that has come back into the region.

Compare that with Cornwall which generates close to zero money, but gets bailed out by the EU - the freeloaders in the South West have received over £1billion in funding since 1999

[meridian]

For richer or for poorer

so seemed to be doing ok ish until 10 years of labour.....

not sure whether it was the rich upper class twits or the socialist lefties spending everyone else's money.

Probably the latter, that’s why our national debt has reduced significantly since the Tories have been in power.

[meridian]

so seemed to be doing ok ish until 10 years of labour.....

not sure whether it was the rich upper class twits or the socialist lefties spending everyone else's money.

Well, this is timely. 4 million using food banks, must be Labour and their socialist policies.

[original PM]

Forced??

I know many who choose to and then spend the money they save on beer n fags.....