YP Letters: Boris Johnson plays his game, but the people will decide over EU

A SMART move by Boris Johnson. His subordinates in his Mayoral powerhouse now understand clearly what they must not say in the great referendum debate.

Now Boris has withdrawn the original instruction – so he’s squeaky-cleaner than that David Cameron of “Project Fear”.

Furthermore – calling it a “cock up” plays to his populist role of Trumpist buffoon. Definitely prime ministerial material!

From: Colin Challen, St Sepulchre Street, Scarborough.

THE media attention currently being lavished on Boris Johnson is totally inadequate. Surely, we are deprived of daily bulletins on what he had for breakfast, what hair gel he uses and indeed what his favourite under-arm deodorant is?All this could help inform our decision on the EU – at least as much as anything he says.

From: Hugh Rogers, Ashby.

IN the forthcoming referendum, it really doesn’t matter what any MP thinks or how he votes. If all the alleged movers and shakers voted in one particular way, it wouldn’t – to borrow an expression from the Americans – amount to a hill of beans.

This is one of those rare occasions when it’s what we, the people, want that counts. It is we, not our sometime friends in high places, who will decide what will happen to our country.

I couldn’t care tuppence what David Cameron wants, or what Boris Johnson wants. And certainly not what the leaders of industry or trade unions want. They will vote in their own interests, but their votes do not count for any more than mine. What matters to me is what I want.

From: Coun Tim Mickleburgh (Lab), Boulevard Avenue, Grimsby.

MANY pro-Europeans have 
been mentioning the money spent on investments in the UK by the EU as a reason for voting yes in the forthcoming referendum.

But as a net contributor to the EU Budget, we could afford to invest even more were we not obliged to prop up the EU as we do.

From: Ken Holmes, Selby.

THE pips are starting to squeak, I note that former NFU president, Sir Peter Kendall, is leading the group “Farmers For In” (The Yorkshire Post, March 5).

I just wondered how many farmers’ bank managers would agree with him for what its worth? I wouldn’t.