If there’s one thing that the EU is good at is self promotion - regardless of the facts.

You must all have seen their signs: ‘European Union, Investing in your future’ ; ‘EU regional development fund 2007 - 2013’, and ‘This development could not have happened without the EU.’ What everyone should be aware is that the funding is actually part of the rebate from what we pay in - currently £55million every day. We get around half back and then the EU dictate what we spend it on, regardless of if we need it.

This is UK taxpayers money spent on whatever is in the EU’s five year plan. David Cameron thinks that he can renegotiate our membership. No chance Philip Griffiths, North West President, UKIP