Yes, and that's gone swimmingly hasn't it. Ten years of wage stagnation and still further downward pressure due to globalisation, despite record spending on overseas aid we have mass migration from Africa causing even more pressure on public services, not to mention the need for security guards at German swimming pools, EU imposed controls on landfill resulting in 'recycling' being exported to third world countries and suddenly we have a crisis where our oceans are full of plastic, coincidence?, co2 targets that veer countries away from truly green energy policies like nuclear when all the while some countries, notably Germany are burning more coal than ever to make up for the energy deficiencies caused by windmills, a single currency with only one beneficiary (Germany), and a common agricultural policy with only one beneficiary (France).
The EU is the driver and indeed driven by globalisation, ironically, it is globalisation that will now punish Germany and France, it's a good time to leave the eu before the brown stuff hits the fan, and it will.
John, you and you're ilk really seem to despise this country and hate the thought of it succeeding away from the eu, that's fine, perhaps you should take your public sector pension and leave, go and live in your beloved eu, a word of advice though, keep some of your savings in Sterling.
https://interactive.news.sky.com/2017/brexit-countdown/
