We import more to the EU more than we export. They need us more than we need them...as the recents ads on  the telly have said...Canada, China, NZ, Australia etc etc...all WANT to trade with us!

IF our exports to the EU consisted entirely of physical goods then I don't think that there could be any argument against that statement - fortunately or unfortunately, (depending on your point of view), that is not the case - a large proportion of our exports are in the service industries - even excluding banking we are a large net exporter to the EU.

Accountancy, business consulting, architectural, PR, recruiting, training, IT support, legal services, research services into the EU have all continued to grow - these are services that aren't easily replaced by new export markets.  They also depend to a large extent on being very much a part of the EU.

Common EU standards, no employment restrictions and ease of travel all combine to make Europe a unique market.

If you google jobs in Bognor...most hairdressers, shop work etc stipulate fluent Polish or Russian! 

I did, couldn't find any with that stipulation