You completely ignored that fact that some policies (agricultural) actually make it harder for developing countries. I never said it is all doom and gloom. Yes we can benefit if countries like Spain / Portugal / Greece all caught up with us and started thinking the same way. We nearly crippled ourselves in doing so and I would argue that Greece and Spain are still as corrupt as they ever were. From (albeit limited) experiences in dealing with these countries.
Yes some policies make it harder for developing countries but that happens because they force reforms which are needed to increase productivity in the long term. Corruption is a problem for Southern states but it pales in comparisson to the problems they faced before joining the EU. Yes, they haven't reached the levels of developed countries but the improvements, from Latvia to Portugal, are factual. Meanwhile, the countries that did not join the EU have had slow or no progress, do you deny this?
And the developed ones had to bail them out, how you can say it hasn't been bad to developing ones is beyond me. How you can say we didn't dodge a bullet is also beyond me. If we had adopted the Euro we would have been right behind Ireland and Greece. Only thing that kept us together was the fact we could devalue our currency in times of hardship.
Why compare the UK with Ireland and Greece? You should compare it with France and Germany, did they need a bailout? Did those countries suffer because of the Euro? Quite the contrary, actually.
Congratulations lower roaming charges. EU brings in a whole wash of legislation and regulations costing this country billions (current example are the new banking regulations). Other legislation though that perhaps will appeal more to the everyday man is their attempt to make us give prisoners the vote. Or trying to get motorway speed limits down to 60.
Can you give me one example of EU legislation that impacted anyone's life in a negative way? Not attempts, actual legislation.
EU has helped create this complete freedom of movement (which is not a bad thing per say. It's diffcult, whilst we are in the EU, to say no to an EU member even if they have nothing to offer this country. While I am not against immigration the level that we are experiencing is absurd.
Most of the immigrants are Asian and African. It's debatable whether the levels are absurd but one thing's for sure - the EU has nothing to do with this issue. Unless of course the Polish bother you, do they? Are the Germans and the French also problematic? If so, how? Please explain clearly why you think Polish, German and French people working freely in the UK, is a problem.
There are experts that will disagree with those experts and say all will be well. What is your point? It depends who's payroll they are on.
Where are these experts? Link?
That is pure childish. I'm not asking people to listen. Specifically you asked me why am I anti-EU. My basis. Well I covered that in my last post. It's the same things we heard when we did not adopt the Euro. We seemed to cope rather well without it.
I will re-iterate. The EU isn't all bad. In concept it is a great idea. It has been poorley implemented, but with the best intentions. Some of the worst things in the world are done with the best intentions.
I asked you because I knew you don't have a basis and instead you have anecdotal evidence, vague references and half-truths. If I'm wrong I will apologise, provided you show the examples/links I've asked for.
that explains it. 
