As January becomes a distant memory, the prospect of a June
referendum on Britain's membership of the EU is starting to
turn heads.
David Cameron's preliminary attempt to foster a deal in
Brussels last week has again brought to the fore the issue of
migration, with the Government's pledge to lower net migration
figures to "tens of thousands" seen as a crucial factor
for voters.
As we head towards June, both the 'In' and 'Out'
camps will need to provide clear detail on how they see a post-vote
Britain, but we shall start with consideration of three broad
ideas.
- What becomes of EU citizens already
in the UK? An assumed proposition that those already present
pre-Brexit would be permitted to stay and obtain British
citizenship is currently lacking in detail, not forgetting it may
in-turn require those British nationals currently working in the EU
to return or to obtain permission to remain from that EU member
nation. Those EU nationals currently eligible for
