It has never been anything other than a gravy train for politicians.
Look at it this way; If you were putting more into "Anything you care to name" and getting less back..............what would you do ?

because that is the situation that we are in.
We have far too many immigrants, legal and illegal, all caused by other countries ruling the roost! Our politicians are happy to go along with it because they 1. do not have to live anywhere near them 2. will not lose their jobs or have their pay undermined/devalued - you and I are stuffed, and our country will never be the same.
Look at it another way. There is something like 165/185 in the world! We have people worrying about trading with 27/28 of those countries.............O'dear how will we manage as it only leaves another 130 countries to barter/trade with!!!!!!
In fact look at it anyway you like - we joined in 1973, to state the bleedin obvious - 40 years ago!!!! We have politicians doing the hokey cokey over it year in year out!! they themselves after 40 years cannot make their minds up - in,out,in,out.............what does that tell you?!!!
I would be out in a flash, it has NEVER been right, and never will be for the likes of you and I.
Can anyone tell me of one single benefit that there is for staying in - never mind the City! - just a reason for yourselves and your loved ones..............think of you!! as it is a rich boys toy at the moment that is seriously broken, basically because they have thieved themselves to death.