Unfortunately, cherry-picking as that video does rarely informs or advances the debate productively. For a lot of the issues it mentions, the situation as it wa

Unfortunately, cherry-picking as that video does rarely informs or advances the debate productively. For a lot of the issues it mentions, the situation as it was 10/20/30 years ago when the quoted comments were made is very different in 2017. Here are some specific examples: CFP and particularly CAP have become rather controversial. The UK hasn't done the majority of its international trade with the EU for a while. Both EU and non-EU trade have been growing, but the gap has also been widening. The European Parliament has been strengthened to a degree, particularly since the Lisbon Treaty. However, if you look at for example the secretive TTIP negotiations, transparency remains a concern for the EU administration as a whole. Likewise, the real power still mostly rests with the Commission, which in practice remains mostly unaccountable. EU regulations in growing fields like technology and creative industries are excessive and do cause real problems, particularly for smaller businesses. In short, the answer to your video's question "Dear UK, Why Are You Leaving the EU?" is probably "Because the situation changed and the case for remaining wasn't enough to convince our voters any more". (My standard disclaimer applies to this and all my comments in today's discussion: I'm just pointing out counter-arguments from the other side in the interests of interesting and informed debate. This should not be taken as a personal position on Brexit or the EU as a whole, nor as a claim that there aren't also valid points on the other side.)