How do YOU think the outcome of this Thursday’s referendum will affect the UK housing market and your business?
And have you found that uncertainty has affected your business in the run-up to the vote?
Amid all the hyperbole, claims and counter-claims, we are seeking the views of those on the ground, via an EYE survey which should have landed in your in-box earlier today.
It is very short and should only take you a couple of minutes to answer. Your views, as always, are important to us.
Comments (33)
We joined for free trade and not federal bureaucratic politicians we didn’t elect, have no say over telling us what to do from another country. Sovereignty is priceless. Remember the EU is still no the brink of collapse with Greece, Spain, Ireland and Italy. Would you join today, is a very good question if you are in doubt. I’m out.
“bureaucratic politicians we didn’t elect”
Are you sure about that ?
If I remember correctly wasn’t Farrage a Euro MP ?
Since the EU was formed, Europe has enjoyed its longest period of peace – ever.
if there was no EU, how long would all the countries continue to “play nice”
Just a thought……
stay- remain.
Some numpty politician recently stated
“If parents and grandparents vote to leave, they’ll be voting to gamble with their children and grandchildren’s future.”
Please tell me I’m wrong here – but didn’t exactly that “gamble” take place when we joined?
Care to expand on your ‘Dislike’?
It means less than Jack, I’m afraid – one lone whimper against the roar of 358 awarded to Mr May last week…
Your response speaks volumes.
Makes up for your obvious lack of ability, I guess…
I had a dislike earlier, can only been seen to promote mortgage fraud.
Its a shame people do not want to enter into debate, shows their lack of intelligence.
Like THAT, you mean…
Beggars belief.
ive liked it to counter PeeBee!
Ditto, agent orange! ;o)
I agree with most observations that the politicians have been pretty terrible and we have learned from them during this campaign.
Therefore I ask myself one question only. If knowing what we know now, would we join the EU tomorrow? I suspect even people voting remain would say no.
That is how i am approaching it.
If we were not part of the EU and we were voting to joining (knowing the little we do) would i vote to join?
Probably not.
This is like asking: If we still had the Empire would we be voting to join the EU?
That question might appear easier to answer, but it does not help at all with respect to the actual question we will be voting on this week.
That is the issue to answer the current question is too hard. Not enough relevant information just scaremongering from each side.
So if like me you do not know how to vote but want to and not just vote stay out of apathy you need to try and find a way for it to make sense.
The truth is staying / leaving will not make a great deal of difference in the short to medium term. Nothing will change.
In the long term if we stay or go we will not know if it was the right choice as we cannot compare it to anything.
Roll on Friday so we at least know which way we are heading.
It’s not too hard.
Have you researched for actual information? E.g. have you watched the video I posted a link to above?
Yes, i do not agree with it though.
Have you watched this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYqzcqDtL3k ?
It is extraordinary that so many seem not to be able to distinguish between facts and fiction. Or between pieces of information distorted and taken out of contest and coherent information.
It is not a question of agreeing. They guy is presenting how EU law works and what would have to happen to sort out a Brexit…
What would be there reply if we were currently living with a self serving elite where City bankers were the unelected equivalent of unelected European bureaucrats; the only control over the direction of the country was the rulers’ chums in charge of the cash?
To those who claim that there are no compelling arguments, or that there are no facts, I suggest to watch this:
https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/06/16/watch-dishonesty-industrial-scale-eu-law-expert-analyses-referendum-debate/
This is by a Professor of European Law from the Liverpool Law School who, I’m sure you’ll agree, must be one of the people who actually know what they are talking about about the reality of both our current relation with the EU and future challenges should we decide to leave.
The same level of information is available from economic circles on specific economic issues.
Let’s be honest, the Leave campaign has interest in burying the facts and sensible analysis because the more of those the public get the more it becomes obvious that the Leave campaign has no argument.
The Professor states within seconds he is for ‘Remain’. He has worked most of his life in & around the EU. Choose something a bit more impartial next time will you?
You assume that voting remain or leave are equally reasonable options. But when faced with a choice not all options are equally reasonable.
This is someone who knows about EU law. When he says that the claims of the Leave campaign are bogus that is a fact, not a random opinion.
Now, you can still be in favour of leaving the EU but after watching in full at least your decision should be more informed.
People should take their head out the sand at some point.
Facts for against …. But you may not wish to view as differs with your beliefs that are apparent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYqzcqDtL3k
It is extraordinary that so many seem not to be able to distinguish between facts and fiction. Or between pieces of information distorted and taken out of contest and coherent information.
It is not a question of agreeing. They guy is presenting how EU law works and what would have to happen to sort out a Brexit…
Possibly the most patronising response I’ve ever read on this forum. If you believe our future lies being shackled to the rotting corpse that is the anti-democratic, over-bureaucratic, wasteful & corrupt organisation that is the EU (good idea on paper and that’s where it should have been left), then that is your choice. You approve of uncontrolled immigration – damaging the very fabric of this country – and ever closer political, legal, federal & financial union (one government, one legal system, one tax system, one army, ets, etc). This prospect makes me shudder. We have a chance to release ourselves of all the future burdens that WILL be imposed on us without our approval. We have a chance to avoid the fall out from when this entity and its disastrous currency implodes. We should take it. That’s why I’ve voting Leave. The EU is finished, we need to recognise this and get out while we can. Other countries will follow sooner after than most people realise.
On the fence (no surprise i hear you shout) but with a foot in leave.
Still looking for meaningful information to help make an educated as opposed to passionate choice.
Anyone want to give any meaningful reasons to be in or out (please refrain from the usual scare stories we have all heard these enough from both camps)?.
Smile, you’re blameless for your uncertainty. I’m in the same boat as you.
The point you make is absolutely central to how flawed the referendum is – nobody can give a compelling argument either way. It is all conjecture.
How successful can a campaign have been if, days before the vote, the electorate still don’t know what they’re voting for, why, its implications either way, and whether it is in their own or collective best interests?
We have a lot of very opinionated commentators but very few facts (I don’t trust either side’s forecasts).
If the electorate has been forced to vote (and let’s face it, we kind of have) on this issue without substantial data or balanced views (the political spectrum is more and more dominated by extreme stances simply to differentiate itself from others), we are walking head-first into unknowns that we cannot be blamed for not understanding.
The role of government is to lead, and it has instead turned to minor civil war of bickering and shouting the loudest. The electorate have very little to go on.
That is why this referendum is broken, and I blame Mr Cameron for putting the fate of the UK in the public’s hands without giving them anywhere near enough empirical evidence to make a reasoned decision.
Leave:
The money paid for membership is redistributed elsewhere.
Stay:
The money is paid into the EU, and we take bake some of that.
I’m not even sure if those are facts actually. So as the facts are unclear and I don’t have enough of them…I couldn’t possibly vote, as it’s a stab in the dark. Voting on something so unclear and unknown is completely pointless. Now that is a fact.
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Try this link for the most honest informative reasoning about the debate.
https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofLiverpool/videos/1293361974024537/
LEAVE