YP Letters: A referendum today would bring a more decisive '˜Leave'

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MANY regret voting ‘Remain’ in the referendum, persuaded by threats of doom from prominent figures such as Bank of England governor Mark Carney and President Obama, which proved to be a fabrication.

A referendum today would give a more decisive ‘Leave’ majority, despite the Liberals and some other politicians rejecting democracy in favour of a corrupt bureaucracy. Their failure to grasp the independent global outlook of the UK is understandable in many cases, where one or both parents have a non-British background. In Brussels, we see Germany holding the purse strings and ruling the roost with politicians from other countries following, like sheep, the lead of those, such as Jean-Claude Juncker, who fail to hide their resentment at the UK not falling into line.

From: S Ellis, Cottenham Road, Rotherham.

FOR the benefit of Alan Chapman (The Yorkshire Post, July 11), the Tory-led coalition of 2010, nor the Tory government now, are reducing our debt /deficit caused by the global financial crash in 2008. The Tories are getting us further into debt at over £5,000 a second. Where’s the money going? To Northern Ireland’s DUP to prop up a failing government.

From: Mrs EH Bell, Newland Avenue Driffield.

IN reply to the letter from David McKenna (The Yorkshire Post, July 5), I feel it is unfair when numerous people feel compelled to put the blame on Theresa May for absolutely everything, and I dread to think what sort of predicament we would be in should a certain member of the Opposition be in control.

I would also add that I read in, I am sure your reputable paper, that Mrs May was advised by the police not to mingle with the survivors of Grenfell Tower because of their state of mind at that stage. Despite that, she prefers to meet people face to face rather than appear on TV.

From: DS Boyes, Upper Rodley Lane, Leeds.

THE plight of students burdened with post-graduate debt in England – bizarrely no other part of the UK – is close to my heart.

Although we never went to university, our own child attended Leeds Met and didn’t have to pay anything – we just had to provide living expenses for four years as we didn’t meet the means-testing criteria for a ‘grant’ at the time.

This situation is to the eternal shame of politicians of all parties.