It is as well for people to remember that the status Quo has never been an option with the EU, had we stayed in our armed forces would have soon been under the control of Brussels, we would have had to join the Euro, there was to be a EU wide tax system introduced and we would probably been forced into schengen area. The EU mindset has always been 'whatever the question the answer is always tighter political union, more centralisation and micro-managment'. Republic of Ireland has been successful with its low tax economy and attracted inward investment because UK was there to fight its corner, without us they will be bullied mercilessly (in the same way they are being pressurised by EU on the border question).