Euro Launch Leicester

Rory Palmer and Glenis Willmott launch Labour's Euro Election campaign at the Clock Tower in Leicester, Tuesday May 6th 2014.

How much does Europe cost me?

It doesn't.  According to the CBI, every UK household is £3000 better off (that's £1,225 for those of us who aren't households) each year thanks to Britain's membership of the EU.

The UK pays money into the EU Budget just like every other EU country, but we also get money back through EU funding programmes and the British economy gets a massive boost from the EU single market.

So, in a nutshell, Euro sceptics are after taking money from us and UKIP are talking made-up nonsense.

Angela Merkel

David F sent me this article from the Economist about Angela Merkel, who will still be Europe's dominant figure when we come to power in 2015. She will also be setting the agenda for the Euro elections next year, upon which the British parties will have to take a stance.

Thanks, David.