John Melaire (Letters, 13 June) likens our membership of the EU to the days of rationing. We have lacked for nothing since we joined. Our trade deals as a member are more advantageous than if we were on our own. Isolated from the rest, we would have to start all over again and take many years over it, too. It would take our wealth and be a fruitless exercise to simply make the point that we are independent and gloriously isolated, once again but, now as Greater (than ever) Brexit Boris Britain. Even more of a laughing stock around the world.
Even Norway and Switzerland have a much closer and a more sensible relationship with the EU than any of our Brexiteers want. Those two countries have been at the forefront of peacemaking between the warring nations, like us, for many decades. So, perhaps we should take a leaf out of their book and become like them!
However, if we did leave with N Ireland still in the UK, it may simply invite the men of violence who are desperate to be shot of us lot on the mainland of the UK, to start up their killings once again. Hence, the backstop. And, the overwhelming reason for us not to depart the EU. Or, at least, not until N Ireland is out of the UK and back with Ireland. Now, that kind of leaving really is sensible!
No comments:
Post a Comment