Yes, I'm aware of what the IEA equates the CAP to. Though it's rather disingenuous, as far as that selective quote goes, in not stating that the regulation pillar and cost of CAP does contribute to both animal welfare, environmental standards, safety and high food standards EU-wide. The absence of these provisos is the premise of primary opposition to simply sourcing the lot from the developing world, and buying more from the US (an actual, non-tinfoil critique of TTIP).
At least you're catching on to the rebate figures, a miracle in itself.
We can opt out (though again, the regulatory burden remains if we want to then interact via our industries with the common market) of the regional funding programmes, the CAP, the CFP, etc, but then we would lose a major fraction of our rebate and single-handedly destroy both industries. Which, without subsidies, won't survive long. You won't like the prices then either. Nor do I need to inform of the political implications of shedding loads of rural jobs, likewise for linked processing sectors. Further, you again assume that 'something has been done to us', we're fully signed up to the CAP, and have been for a while.
As for where the CAP is heading:
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/policy-perspectives/policy-briefs/05_en.pdf.
And from the NFU:
http://www.nfuonline.com/nfu-online/news/nfu-reports/uk-farmings-relationship-with-the-eu/.
This was in response to, amongst other calls for reform:
http://www.iea.org.uk/in-the-media/...al-subsidies-to-hold-down-the-price-of-food-–.
Now, the EU reform plan strikes a balance between the free market dogma and the social and labour implications of streamlining the CAP. What does Brexit have to offer?
Funding? -- It's already promised to plug holes in: R&D, house building, jobs for everyone in the Midlands, points based immigrations service, the NHS, manufacturing, higher education, financial services; helicopter money basically. Funny, since the fee we pay in, our deficit and the projected dropped tax takes on Brexit mean none of it's even close to feasible with the money we are talking about.
Cheap imports? -- From where, under what terms and at what prices.
Reallocation of labour? -- To where, who will pay for their welfare bill and how quickly can they be reallocated from unsubsidised agriculture.
Again, I'm drawn to the conclusion that you don't know how the EU works or what you are criticising using other peoples' analysis; whilst still being pretty gung-ho about leaving regardless of the costs. This is not going down well on the doorstep as it sounds both detached and careless.
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