THIS week sees the campaigns around whether to leave the EU intensify further. As I have written before, it is important that all sides pull together afterwards; but I am glad though that everyone who wants it will have their own vote.

It is, of course, no coincidence that the national press has seen a fresh round of comment and predictions by “experts” regarding what would happen if we leave the EU.

This is perhaps understandable as it’s a once in a generation choice, no country has left before, and people are keen to advance what they see as their interests, especially those in the established order.

I would make the following points about the latest round of predictions by the Treasury and others though: firstly that repeating the Remain camp’s message of ‘we are doomed’ does not make it right, whether via paid civil servants or foreign entities.

Over time it strikes me how often People we might regard as experts get things wrong, and the most wrong assumption now is that Britain would turn isolationist.

That is not the mood at all in Westminster. But trade and deep friendly co-operation are much more the order of the day, and would continue.

Counter to the biased Treasury forecast of a return to the dark ages, both the CBI and Dr Andrew Lilico of Europe Economics suggest that leaving the EU would still mean the UK growing by around 40 per cent by 2030, give or take three to four per cent, depending whether we are in or out and what the exact on trade arrangements are.

Detailed independent work done by Capital Economics for Woodford Funds reaches a similar conclusion. These are economists’ ways of saying it probably won’t make much difference.

Given what I have said about experts I stress that I am not putting myself forward as one: however Before becoming an MP I worked in the financial markets for many years and am only stating the obvious when I say that clearly the Pound has had its ups and downs over time the years.

It was down 15 per cent in 1992, up 25 per cent 1996-8 and down a modest five per cent in the last half year.

It’s worth remembering even if a modest further fall is possible that a ‘weak’ pound is great news for our exporters, the group claimed to be at some risk from leaving, and our domestic producers.

It goes without saying that currency fluctuations are constant and rarely predicted accurately by the experts. It is also true that accountability in politics is very valuable, and is what we have a chance to restore.