Given the facts the UK should stay in the EU

While both pro- and anti-EU campaigns exaggerate their case, the facts suggest saying no to Brexit would be the better option " and the EU

In this, the 400th year since William Shakespeare's death, the UK faces an existential question: to be or not to be "European". When Britons vote in June on whether to remain in the European Union, making the right choice will require them to cut through the hyperbole on both sides of the debate and consider carefully what so-called "Brexit" would really mean for their country.

The main issues that will shape voters' decision relate to trade relations, regulation, and the budget; foreign policy and security; and domestic policies, such as welfare and immigration. Then there are questions about the substantive and emotional benefits and baggage that attend EU membership, with all of its rules, regulations, and bureaucrats. The choice is stark, but the questions at issue are not all black and white.

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