For me, a big issue is our membership status & corruption.

Our membership of the EU costs £14billion and we get around £4bn back. France, meanwhile, gets almost every penny of its membership costs back. How is that fair?

Many people will recall the rebates Britain negotiated in the eighties, with the battle cry “it’s our money”. However, few people recall Tony Blair surrendering the rebates a few years ago – and Europe has loved Labour ever since. Surely, it had nothing to do with his wanting to be EU President?

My position is Britain should “down grade” its full membership of the EU to that of EEA (European Economic Area) status. This gives Britain the access to markets which is so crucial to our economy and the freedom of movement. The crucial advantage is we will save £billions in contributions.

Another key advantage is that we will say goodbye to all the red tape and bureaucracy and the endless streams of legislation that flow from Brussels which our MP’s are obliged to rubber-stamp onto the UK statute book. Again, we would regain sovereignty of our waters which will give our fishing fleet a chance to renew after the years of Europe cutting fishing quotas. Something the main stream party’s have taken little interest in.

It will also mean an end to the UK funding the incredible levels of corruption that is endemic in the EU. If you think our politicians are bad – take a closer look at the Europeans. Each year, in excess of £10bn “disappears into thin air”, and this has been going on for years. For the last 13 years, the EU auditors have refused to sign off the audited accounts because of this.

Is there a single MP that cares about this money disappearing?