>> In terms of a case to answer, well I reckon the economic case is unanswerable by the outists, and there's a strong case, when you take a world view of things, for remaining politically part of the EU.
I don't believe that the economic case is "unanswerable" EITHER WAY. I trust (Gasp!) the BBC on this. For example:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22442865
In the end, the economic case won't be what decides it. Maybe rationally it SHOULD, and there is the famous political cliche "It's the economy, stupid". However the actual question really is an emotional one: "Do you want a divorce". A couple may be better off economically by staying together but they will base their decision on splitting up on emotional grounds.
Conceptually, it's rather like the question I once debated : Would you accept being a slave for a higher standard of living? i.e. emotional versus material feelings of well-being.
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