This is one of the biggest points of contention in the Brexit debate, particularly amongst Remain voters, oddly enough — is the EU democratic, or isn’t it?

Note: I’m addressing the question “Does the EU have flaws rendering it undemocratic?”…

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Hugh Hancock in I’m Trying To Fact-Check Brexit

Jun 15, 2016

FACT-CHECK: Are 820,000 jobs at risk as Remain claim?

A friend of mine asked me to look into George Osbourne and the Treasury’s claim that 820,000 jobs could be lost in Brexit, which he described as “blatant lies”. It does sound like a pretty extreme claim — so does it pass a fact check?

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Hugh Hancock in I’m Trying To Fact-Check Brexit

Jun 11, 2016

Fact-Check: James Dyson’s Claims About Brexit

Billionaire James Dyson has just come out strongly for Brexit, claiming it will make the UK richer. So time for a fact-check: does what he says add up?

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Hugh Hancock in I’m Trying To Fact-Check Brexit

Jun 6, 2016

Fact-Checking Remain: Do We Get £10 For Every £1 We Put Into The EU?

Here’s the biggest claim on the Remain campaign’s page:

“For every £1 we put into the EU, we get almost £10 back”.

Hugh Hancock in I’m Trying To Fact-Check Brexit

Jun 6, 2016

Fact-Checking Leave: Do We Spend £350m A Week On The EU?

OK, let’s start at the beginning: Leave’s front page at http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/campaign

In amidst the rhetoric, they make one fact-checkable claim: that we send £350m to Brussels every week: