Britain was a basket case before joining the EU. The 40 years of EU membership have, for the most part, been good [1]. The austerity stuff is a post 2008 thing

Britain was a basket case before joining the EU. The 40 years of EU membership have, for the most part, been good [1]. The austerity stuff is a post 2008 thing. [1] - http://www.economicshelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/real-gdp-growth-55-14.png http://www.economicshelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/real...