How much would EU citizenship be worth to you?

Thrugelmir

Nothing at all. I'm perfectly happy, isolated in little england

mayonnaise wrote: »

Some of our brexiteering friends are getting a bit confused, unsurprisingly.
The thread and poll is not about travel visas, peeps.

Still none the wiser. Based on the specific quote you highlighted.

Carl31

Nothing at all. I'm perfectly happy, isolated in little england

MacMickster wrote: »

Others, of course, could just apply for normal work visas as and when required.

so, what you're saying is, we could have it that people who wanted to work abroad still could, and those that didn't wouldn't have to pay for it, and their tax money could be used on something else?

interesting idea

mrginge

Nothing at all. I'm perfectly happy, isolated in little england

Carl31 wrote: »

so, what you're saying is, we could have it that people who wanted to work abroad still could, and those that didn't wouldn't have to pay for it, and their tax money could be used on something else?

interesting idea

This is a concept which is lost on certain fringe lunatic remain nut jobs.

Masomnia

On the basis that I think it's highly unlikely we'll need a visa for the odd holiday or city break to the continent I'm going to say I wouldn't pay for associate citizenship or whatever they call it.

I wouldn't rule out working in the EU in future, if I was then I'd look at this and what the alternative is, weigh up the costs/benefits.

davetrousers

Where have the £100, £500 and £1000 prices come from? Arbitrary figures from the OP?

Nick_C

Couldn't vote.

I wouldn't pay for EU Citizenship. I don't want to be an EU Citizen. But I am not isolated. My UK passport gets me around the world very nicely thank you.

We didn't need visas to visit Western Europe before we joined the Common Market. And for a long time, you could visit Europe without a full passport.

I know many people who moved between different European countries before we signed up for Free Movement, and people who have moved between the UK and other countries where there is no freedom of movement, yet people still achieve it if they have the necessary skills.

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Nothing at all. I'm perfectly happy, isolated in little england

mayonnaise wrote: »

Some of our brexiteering friends are getting a bit confused, unsurprisingly.
The thread and poll is not about travel visas, peeps.

You tell 'em, Mayo.

Mind you, with around 800,000 estimated to be working in other EU countries you gotta admit that is not a heck of a lot compared to those holidaying in other EU countries is it?
2.4 million UK holidaymakers visited Spain in July this year alone, it seems.
So you have to admit that visiting these other EU countries is much more likely as a holidaymaker than as a potential worker.

What would I pay?
You have got to be kidding - they should pay me.
Working - not only for my expertise but for the taxes I would pay plus the income I would generate.
Holidaying - for the moolah I (and Oh! My OH ) spend while on holiday.
Lotsa places outside the EU where you don't have any faff - I know this from experience.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/aug/30/record-numbers-britons-travel-spain-summer-holidays-tourism

TrickyTree83

Nothing at all. I'm perfectly happy, isolated in little england

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

You tell 'em, Mayo.

Mind you, with around 800,000 estimated to be working in other EU countries you gotta admit that is not a heck of a lot compared to those holidaying in other EU countries is it?
2.4 million UK holidaymakers visited Spain in July this year alone, it seems.
So you have to admit that visiting these other EU countries is much more likely as a holidaymaker than as a potential worker.

What would I pay?
You have got to be kidding - they should pay me.
Working - not only for my expertise but for the taxes I would pay plus the income I would generate.
Holidaying - for the moolah I (and Oh! My OH ) spend while on holiday.
Lotsa places outside the EU where you don't have any faff - I know this from experience.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/aug/30/record-numbers-britons-travel-spain-summer-holidays-tourism

Which genuinely is another reason to give the UK a good deal. If you make the UK poorer we don't spend as much of our money in tourist destinations. That just results in unemployment, dampening investment, ghost resorts, lowered prices, lowered quality, etc... a race to the bottom to attract the poorer Briton to spend their money with you. It's not just the German car industry

mayonnaise

davetrousers wrote: »

Where have the £100, £500 and £1000 prices come from? Arbitrary figures from the OP?

Yep, arbitrary figures, dave.
If you want to throw in another arbitrary figure, feel free to do so.

PasturesNew

I've never been abroad.
I don't see that changing.
I've no need to feel free to come/go on a whim.

People worldwide come here, go all over the place, dip in and out of countries every day without too much hassle.... I don't see that the UK leaving the EU would make much difference. People'd still be able to come/go, they might just need different forms.

Some people are making out it's a massive problem and we'd never ever ever ever be able to set food in Europe ever ever again. Not true. Ridiculous.
"Get a form from the PO and fill it in on the bus" is probably closer to as hard as it'd become.