1. When you are on the field of battle, you use every weapon at your disposal. Turning my back on the EU will not defeat it. And now, having been elected, I am a fifth-columnist within the city walls. But unlike most fifth-columnists, my foes know I am there... 2. The EU does not create wealth – it takes it from taxpayers all over the member states. It is a financial leech on the body politic. As an MEP I now have access to those funds and can bring some of them back here to help the cause... 3. Being an MEP opens doors. It provides access – to ministers of the Crown in Britain, to the British establishment, to the people who run businesses and daily make decisions that affect millions of other people. As a member of the public I get fobbed off with responses from flunkeys, as we all are. As an MEP I get responses from the ministers and chief executives who address the issues I’ve raised..... 4. Being an MEP gives me access to information. I now have a research team in Brussels and here in the UK – paid for by the EU..... (Disclaimer: Views and opinions presented here are for informational and educational purposes only and may not necessarily be those of the makers of this video)