For clarity, the argument the EU is basically going well ish at the moment?

Trying to "play the man" again Johnny?

I'll remind you for the 2nd time today that your posts have little effect on my moods and sensitivity.

The sketch was hilarious..... NOT.... but full marks for trying to bring humour into the equation.

I will refer you to subsequent replies from Hrolf, Cucking and Tom in answer to the point you were trying to make.

I respect everyone right to have differing opinions on this issue.

But you really must stand in that booth and question, is the EU basically going pretty well as it is, or do I want to be poorer, my children poorer, my country less important and Europe generally more unstable?

That is the question we are facing.

I am happy to admit the EU is not perfect and there have been losers but you must ask yourself the above question.

Think also, it is really the Eastern European child in a local school, a fruit picking immigrant who gets up at 5am to go to work all day, or the shopkeeper from Romania who is causing the problems in your life? Or is it a corporate and political structure that perpetuates a cycle of privilege and class, and suppresses the working / lower middle classes

so do I conclude that like Cucking I havnt managed to convince you to vote remain? Cos I thought I was getting somewhere

How do you or anyone else know this?
The people who provide these scare mongering predictions stand to gain by us remaining. They are not unbiased.
What about the average man?
If we vote to remain, it will be used as a green light for the EU to increase it's powers and open the flood gates for cheap imported labour. It will make it easier for big business to control politicians and make our electoral votes worth even less than they are now.

Due to extensive reading of the subject and my personal studies of both economics and politics. The confederation of British Industry (sounds like they would be on the side of the average man as you say) said "the direct net economic benefits of membership to the UK are between £62bn and £78bn every year". There is not one single study, many of which are impartial which say we will be better, or at least the same level of prosperity upon leaving. Obviously no one can know for sure, but to quote an economics professor whose blogs I follow "if you keep eating lard, all things remaining equal, you will become fatter".

For the second part I have put in bold, to use your own question "How do you or anyone else know this?".