The government turns to economists for the remain case. Did the Bank of England predict the recent banking crisis? Did The International Monetary Fund predict the crisis? This much we can be very certain about - the failure of a large number of top economists in these organisations to predict the crisis. Did anyone predict the crisis? No-one did. So why should anyone trust economists to get anything right? Economists opinions are questionable. Yet economists seem to rule. Why? Economists create or make nothing.
The government doesn't consult creators (engineers, scientists, architects, musicians, artists and the like - those who create and make the world what it is) to ask their opinion on whether or not Britain should remain in the EU. Yet we do have a referendum (thanks largely to UKIP and Nigel Farage) when for one short time everyone can be involved in the decision.
When it comes to creativity and originality, the whole world is our market place, not just the EU. Britain has traditionally been at the forefront of innovation and inventiveness, but in recent years (ever since the World War II) it has not truly capitalised on it, but it has been squandered by successive governments and those dreadful economists.
We invented the computer, coding, radar, the jet engine and afterwards we built the first jet airliner. We even invented the Internet. I would like to see some of that spirit back in Britain. It is not just about jobs. It is a matter of pride, in the ownership, the design and testing processes - designed, manufactured and tested in Britain. These are lessons learned by our German and Japanese friends.
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