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16 June 2016updated 12 Oct 2023 9:58am

A guide to the EU referendum: the facts

Everything you need to know to make sense of the EU vote.

By New Statesman

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A lot of hot air has been blowing in the EU referendum campaign – the latest polls and odds swinging this way and that, politicians making wildly contradictory statements, leaflets that make no sense.

To help you make up your  mind, the New Statesman team has put together a series of factual articles answering the biggest questions that have emerged in the run-up to the referendum.

The Brexit crisis

The referendum debate has been long on polemic and short on facts, says George Eaton.

Can the UK have a deal with the EU like Switzerland or Norway?

Stephen Bush explores the options for a European trade deal if Britain left the EU.

How will Brexit affect the refugee crisis?

Whatever the UK decided to do if it left the EU, the Channel would remain 350 miles long, and still practically impossible to police, writes Tim Wigmore.

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Do we really send the EU £350m a week?

In short: no. Caroline Crampton explains.

The day after Brexit: What happens if we vote to leave the EU?

From triggering Article 50 to unrest in the markets, Stephen Bush explores the immediate consequences of a vote to leave the EU. 

How much do benefits paid to EU migrants cost Britain?

George Eaton explores the myths around our migrant benefit bill. 

How much of our law is made in Brussels?

Unhelpfully, it depends on what you count as “law”, says Anoosh Chakelian.

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