b'And again on 5 January 2015, Three million British jobs rest on commerce and trade within the European Union.77 As we shall see in the next chapter, former Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers are equally disingenuous.Mr Ed Miliband and Mr Clegg asserted that three million jobs rely on EU trade, andin effectthat trade with the EU is only possible when the UK is an EU member state. It is implicit (indeed may be said to be explicit) in what both Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg asserted that in the event that the UK leaves the EU, all trade between the EU and the UK would cease, and cease forthwith.are dependent on our position as a leadingMany in the UK seem to believe this. member of the worlds biggest borderless single market, you play with that statusAs we have seen, China sold over 374 at your perilthese are jobs at stake,billion of goods to people and businesses in livelihoods.74 EU member states in 2017 without being in the EU itself.78 Moreover, Russia sold over Mr Clegg is perceived by many as an145 billion, the USA sold 256 billion, and apologist for a European superstate. Cleggeven Bangladesh sold 17 billion in exports is now a paid-for apologist for Facebook -to the EU.79 80 81perhaps this is not such a comedown. He was discredited even within his own party. ItTo restate, China, Russia, the USA, is more surprising that the then Leader of theBangladesh, indeed most countries in the Opposition and Prime Minister in waiting, Mrworld are not in the European Union. Clegg is Ed Miliband, made speeches in similar veinallegedly a liberal, defined as one who listens on 29 June 2014:to both sides of an argument. Mr Miliband has claims to be an intellectual. But for both Ed Miliband yesterday slated Davidof them the fact that China et al. are NOT in Cameron for putting three million jobs atthe European Union is an inconvenient truth. risk after the PMs humiliating defeat in aThey deny the facts. row over the new European Commission president.75 If establishment politicians and their hangers- on in the establishment media persist in their And on 23 October 2014,groundless claims that all trade would cease, they should and must explain the how andI will never propose a policy or a coursewhy. Baseless statements flying in the face of of action which would damage ourthe hard facts and incontrovertible evidence country. Nigel Farage wants to leave theare fallacious. European Union on which three million British jobs and thousands of businessesThe Remain campaign presented a choice in our country depend.76 between exiting the EU and losing three98'