Letter: We'll be better off out of EU

“Mr Mannering, Sir.”

Remember the electorates of Denmark, Holland, France and the Republic of Ireland when faced with various EU referenda (joining the Euro and the original EU Constitution Treaty which following electorate defeat morphed into the Lisbon Treaty)?

The pressure the electorates came under from their respective governments and establishments, together with the leaders of specifically their big businesses?

Also much of their national media reported that if they didn’t vote in favour, various kinds of catastrophes would certainly follow.

Well, they didn’t and neither did the catastrophes.

Admittedly much EU fleet footwork and behind closed doors deals followed and another white rabbit with inducements was offered, but in the short term and, having been told there was only the one opportunity (lie), the electorates voted against the pressure.

Just an initial judder to the EU Project.

Remember in the UK when our joining the ill-fated euro was punted around our establishment, big business and banking names warned of the catastrophe if the UK didn’t abandon the pound for the euro?

Those same ‘big’ names, businesses and banks, are once again surfacing to spell out their doom ladened messages if the UK electorate vote Brexit. They were wrong about the euro and they are wrong now.

How does our Prime Minster expect any credibility in this matter when only a long few months ago he was repeatedly saying that if he didn’t get what he wanted (he didn’t by the way) then he would campaign to leave the EU?

Why wasn’t the earth flat then? Why is it ‘Apocalypse Now’ to leave when it wasn’t then?

Better Off Out and governing our own business and trade not only in Europe, in addition to the EU, but also in the wider world.

Our business; our decisions; our trade; our agreements; our sovereignty and our government… be replaced when the UK electorate decide.

Colin McNamee

Goddard Avenue, Hull