01/04/2015
Ruth Sunderland writes for the
Daily Mail, telling us how much car makers are entitled to a voice in the debate on "Europe".
"Chief executives in the sector might not rush to sign up for a Labour Party advert on the subject, but they are terrified of a Brexit", she writes. "Feeling on the subject is so strong that the industry last year commissioned a report by accountant KPMG itemising in detail the risks to the sector".
"So far as the car makers are concerned", we are told, "membership of the EU is vital because it ensures free trade across their biggest single export market. Some 49 percent of UK-made vehicles are sold elsewhere in Europe, without any tariffs or regulatory barriers".
And there we go again â this continued attempt to elide membership of the EU with participation in the Single Market. If only
everyone in the eurosceptic community could focus on the essentials, then we might defeat this type of FUD.
One wonders whether there is any real determination in some quarters to win this coming contest.
