He opines that "far too much power rests with the Commission, the European Central Bank and the EU Court of Justice, all staffed by people who have never had to get themselves elected".

These three institutions certainly are powerful, for the obvious reason that the European Union itself is very powerful. And yes, as is customary for bureaucrats, central bankers and judges everywhere, they are appointed, rather than elected.

Changed face of the NHS

From: C Horsman, Coppergate, Nafferton, Driffield.

I HEAR no fanfares or celebrations for the NHS Diamond Jubilee in July, so I looked back at the Beveridge Report of 1942 then the Act of 1946 and then the National Health Service of today.

I couldn't recognise the modern, centralised, partially privatised service nowadays with its prescription charges, expensive glasses, teeth and wigs – and that overpaid bureaucracy which outweighs the medical side.

In the large county of East Yorkshire, we do not possess one single A&E hospital and many former cottage hospitals have disappeared. Recently, I learnt that at Hull Royal Infirmary a young woman with cancer has to pay £5 a day to park for regular treatment. Now that is sad and sheer profiteering.

Aneurin Bevan must be turning in his grave.

Serving time

From: Peter Leigh, Daley Yard, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley.

IN view of the apparently pleasant experience enjoyed by our prisoners when serving their sentences and their reluctance to escape (Yorkshire Post, April 24), how long do you think it will be before career criminals have to move home to get their prison of choice for their children or, perhaps, have to put their names down at birth to get them in?

Wage query

From: G Ellis, Hawthorn Avenue, Dronfield.

I WANT to hear David Cameron's view on the minimum wage. Will he up it to a decent living wage or scrap it and go back to extreme low pay?