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[http://fullfact.org/ Full Fact], the UK’s independent, non-partisan, factchecking charity, is organising an edit-a-thon on May 14 to improve the information available about the EU before the upcoming referendum.

Wikimedia UK and Full Fact are inviting both new and experienced editors to help makes sure pages related to the European Union and the referendum are accurate and up to date.

Full Fact staff are volunteering their time but they're a small team, so are inviting you to a day of editing in East London. If you’ve never edited Wikipedia before then they will show you how. If you’re experienced already we would really like your help!

The event is taking place 10.30am to 5pm at Newspeak House, just off Brick Lane. All you need is a laptop and some enthusiasm — Full Fact will provide food and advice and can help with up to £7.40 towards travel costs.

If you can't make it but would like to help Full Fact would appreciate suggestions for articles that need updating/creating, or any tips to help the day go well.

Event details

  • Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016
  • Time: 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: [https://nwspk.com Newspeak House], 133 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 7DG
  • RSVP: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y80t496xP6heu0suvjWNNtXdTbeWDjMCWNg5VoF7gG4/viewform Please fill in this form, and we’ll get back to you soon.]
  • Hashtag: EUedit
  • Etherpad: https://etherpad.net/p/wikifullfact

Feed back!

Please would you write a couple of lines about what you've achieved today in [https://etherpad.net/p/wikifullfact this document]? Thank you so much for coming!

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Articles we can be focusing on:

Issues in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016

  • Economy: relies almost exclusively on one BBC article Wallacal (talk) 14:11, 14 May 2016 (UTC)I have extended this section and sought to find the primary sources for the statements given, as well as reordering the text into clearer sections.
  • Immigration: update to latest figures (quarterly release), missing much from EU immigration to the UK article, e.g. nothing about British citizens living abroad, could contribute with NI numbers point.
  • Security, law enforcement & defence: sources needed,
  • Nothing about sovereignty- FF’s section on control? Inhishonour (talk)
  • Science: nothing about this topic. I will add a section. MartinPoulter (talk) 14:15, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

European Union

  • Budget: update figures, auditors article
  • Area of freedom, security and justice: New border and coast guard not mentioned- wiki article and FF article - Thedaymanager (talk) 14:44, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Schengen Area:

  • Copy-editing
  • Add references
  • Check status of temporary border controls Wallacal (talk) checked and updated
  • Schengen Information System is also in use in some non-area states. [https://fullfact.org/europe/border-security-eu/ FF] Thedaymanager (talk) 14:46, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Eurozone:

  • Add sentence or two on voting in EU council, FF Inhishonour (talk)
  • Update public debt table
  • Update information on European Fiscal Compact Wallacal (talk) - updated with info from the Wiki page
  • Update bail out provisions. Note than non-eurozone members have no responsibility (FF) Wallacal (talk)

Articles edited and other outcomes

Presentation on graphs

  • [https://fullfact.org/news/how-make-bad-charts-7-simple-rules/ How to make bad charts in 7 simple rules]

Articles we are focusing on

Suggestions for articles to edit

= About the referendum =

= Referendum campaign groups =

= European institutions including the EU =

= Trade with the European Union =

= History of the European Union =

= Previous membership referendums =

= Treaty referendums =

Editing Wikipedia resources

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Links and resources

  • [http://fullfact.org/europe Full Fact’s Europe page]
  • [http://ec.europa.eu/budget/index_en.cfm ac.europa.eu]
  • [https://www.ons.gov.uk/ Office of National Statistics]
  • [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html EUR-Lex]
  • [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/review-of-the-balance-of-competences Review of the balance of competences]
  • [http://ukandeu.ac.uk/ The UK in a changing Europe]
  • [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7220 House of Commons Library Reading list on UK-EU relations 2013-16: reform, renegotiation, withdrawal]
  • [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/review-of-the-balance-of-competences UK Government's Balance of Competencies Review]
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject European Union
  • From PwC, the UK’s largest professional services firm: [http://news.cbi.org.uk/news/leaving-eu-would-cause-a-serious-shock-to-uk-economy-new-pwc-analysis/leaving-the-eu-implications-for-the-uk-economy/ Leaving the EU: implications for the UK economy]
  • From the London School of Economics:
  • [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit01.pdf Life after BREXIT: What are the UK’s options outside the European Union?]
  • [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit02.pdf The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards]
  • [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit03.pdf The impact of Brexit on foreign investment in the UK]
  • [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit04.pdf The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary]
  • [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit05.pdf Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK]
  • From the OECD: [http://www.oecd.org/economy/The-Economic-consequences-of-Brexit-27-april-2016.pdf]
  • From HM Treasury: [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517415/treasury_analysis_economic_impact_of_eu_membership_web.pdf]
  • National Institute of Economic and Social Research: [http://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/commentary-economic-consequences-leaving-eu Commentary - The economic consequences of leaving the EU]
  • National Farmers Union: [http://www.nfuonline.com/nfu-online/news/nfu-reports/uk-farmings-relationship-with-the-eu/] [http://www.nfuonline.com/assets/61142]
  • Human rights: [http://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/what-are-the-consequences-for-human-rights-if-we-change-our-relationship-with-the-eu/]
  • Reports from LSE about migration: [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit05.pdf][http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/EA019.pdf]
  • Public services (Chartered Institute of Public Finances and Accountancy): [http://www.cipfa.org/cipfa-thinks/eu-referendum/introduction-to-the-report] Comment from an economist colleague: (Be careful in reading this, because they use the wrong numbers on the economy … they misrepresent LSE in saying that "The Treasury released a dossier in 2016 that estimated the UK’s GDP growth would reduce in the event of a Brexit. They predicted a loss of 6.2% by 2030 or £4,300 for each household. Research from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2016 estimated this figure to be lower, between 1.3% to 2.6%." Those numbers refer to static estimates which do not consider the dynamic effects of trade on productivity. Factoring those in, LSE found that "our dynamic estimates of the cost of Brexit indicate a GDP loss of 6.3% to 9.5% in the case of moving from the EU to EFTA ... Treasury estimates are at the lower end of this range." – [http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit04.pdf]
  • Regional development: [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-european-regional-development-fund-operational-programme-2014-to-2020] [http://www.jillevans.net/eu_membership_benefits_and_challenges_for_wales.pdf EU membership benefits and challenges for Wales]
  • Science and innovation: [https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/eu-uk-funding/uk-membership-of-eu.pdf Royal Society report on UK membership of EU]

Outcomes

We:

The complete list of edited articles:

Thank you to everyone who took part. Thanks especially to the Wikimedia trainers and experienced editors who taught us so much on the day.

(If I've missed anything please let me know on the talk page or [https://etherpad.net/p/wikifullfact here].)

Category:Wikipedia edit-a-thons