The truth, confirmed by myriad, independent post-referendum studies, is that leaving the EU, on whatever terms, will harm the livelihoods, living standards and job prospects of most British citizens, especially the young.
"Millions of working families will be horrified that the leave campaigns believe pursuit of an ideological agenda is worth sacrificing their jobs, livelihoods and living standards.
Our aim is to make impacted communities and indigenous peoples better off and not worse off in terms of livelihoods and living standards, through the project".
Osborne, who has been closely involved in orchestrating what opponents have dubbed "project fear" – the effort to convince voters of the risks of leaving – said: "As chancellor, I feel very strongly that my first responsibility is for people's jobs, livelihoods and living standards.
It's a great success story that I am confident we can build on if the UK remains in a reformed EU. "But if the UK votes to leave, every credible independent voice agrees that there would be a profound economic shock that would hurt people's jobs, livelihoods and living standards".
In the aftermath of the worst economic downturn since the Depression, much attention has been focused on the 15 million people who are officially out of work, yet even among those who have jobs, livelihoods and living standards have been substantially downgraded.
Migration from rural to urban areas is an ongoing development resulting from changes in societal structures and public preferences, which eventually drive people to pursue jobs, education and higher living standards from urban livelihoods (Rye 2006).
It is important, for example, to understand whether livelihoods improve in response to a conservation initiative, as distinct from increased living standards across a region related to, say, macroeconomic changes.
New technologies are arguably good for society overall because they can broadly raise living standards; however, when they lead to job loss, they can threaten not only individual livelihood but also sense of identity.
Clearly something more's required than the standard livelihood protocols -- the train, the office, advancement, collegiality -- since all lead to other postures of controlled collapse.
