YP Letters: Strong opinions everywhere on EU, but where are the facts?

From: Tony Rossiter, West Burton, Leyburn.

I’M surprised at how little some of your recent correspondents seem to know about the EU. As the date of the referendum was announced, I happened to be reading Stan Barstow’s novel A Kind of Loving. I was struck by one sentence: “No man’s entitled to an opinion ’til he knows the facts.”

There are strong opinions on both sides of the EU argument. The issues involved are complex, and the decision needs to be taken on the basis not of preconception, but of hard facts.

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It’s incumbent on every one of us, before we express our opinion in the way we vote on June 23, to take the time and trouble to ascertain the facts.

From: GJC Reid, Mayfield Road, Whitby.

I CAN’T help wondering why the “Remain” people are so intent on pushing the apparent disadvantages of leaving the EU rather than the advantages of staying in as members.

From: Nigel Bywater, Morley.

MY MP, Andrea Jenkyns, wants to leave the EU so that the UK can “formulate an immigration policy that works”. Perhaps she can explain why our policy is not working? The Conservatives’ immigration policy is to aim to keep annual net migration in tens of thousands. Yet last year they let in over 400,000 from outside the EU.

There is nothing stopping the Conservatives honouring that promise. They have not honoured the same election promise made for the 2010 election; and they are not honouring their 2015 election promise.

From: John Fisher, Menwith Hill.

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THE “Out” campaign do not appear to like the negative criticism they are receiving but they also seem unable to put forward a comprehensive plan B to support the UK leaving the EU.

The thought of Boris Johnson and a number of Conservative MPs, ably assisted by Ukip, leading the UK to an uncertain future, could spark the financial markets into meltdown.

From: Mike Smethurst, Cavendish Close, Rotherham.

ANY final doubts I had in relation to Brexit were dispelled the moment Francois Hollande warned of “consequences” should Britain chose to leave the EU. Incidentally, this year is the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. I do hope that David Cameron is not intending to be the first British leader in all that time to surrender to the French.

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