Euro porky pies

Thanks to the European Movement for this:

TODAY'S PORKY: We only Voted for Free Trade “We thought we were only joining a free trade zone” Not true. We were never hoodwinked. We actually left a free trade zone (EFTA) to join the EU, specifically because we felt free trade was not enough. The government, setting out its reasons for applying in 1967, stressed that “Europe is now faced with the opportunity of a great move forward in political unity and we can — and indeed we must — play our full part in it”. And before the referendum in 1975, national newspapers on both left and right were clear that political, not just economic, integration was proposed and would be a positive outcome.  Email us here about your favourite PORKY and we will put it up on our website.