The Leave.EU campaign has gained no small ally today in the small business sector, after 200 small business owners to sign a letter in support of leaving the EU. “We employ the majority of the workforce,” the letter claims, and yet they find the EU “tone deaf” to their instincts for flexibility, adaptability and, above all, competitiveness.
Self-interest is said to be a major force in global markets and campaigners for the two sides are both seeking to play up the vote’s influence over the UK’s prosperity and standing among the international competition. The principle is that the UK is voting to feather its own nest, one way or the other.
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