Yet again we are the mugs of the EU

Much is made of the prosperity of Ireland. Rarely is it mentioned that this is due to huge EU subsidies.

Indeed, when we hand back £7.4billion thanks to Tony Blair's incompetence surrender desire to become EU president negotiations, the gap between what we get and what the Irish get become even wider.

The UK will receive just £582 per subject while the French get £1,118 per citizen and the Irish £2,336 (24 per cent more).

Tell me again all the miraculous benefits we get from being in the EU…