Not respecting the vote is a threat to democracy

Annie Ross, singer/actress, Nicole Farhi, fashion designer, Sheena McDonald, broadcaster, Iman, model and wife of the late David Bowie Matt LeBlanc, actor

Lord Nicholas Windsor, son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Kevin Phillips, former footballer, ANYONE watching or listening to the media could be forgiven for thinking that the only things that exist or are worth talking about are Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, the Royal Family, the Beckhams and Theresa May.

They all top the bill with saturation coverage on a daily basis, with others lucky to get a walkon part.

Now I read that 38 MPs have written a letter demanding a second referendum on Brexit, never mind the 17 million plus who voted to leave Europe.

I voted to stay, but I accept the result. These MPs have the audacity to claim that the electorate, unlike them, didn’t understand the issues that were voted on and maybe Vladimir Putin used his influence for a no vote.

This view gives real understanding of what a small clique of MPs think about the electorate and if they speak like this in public, what are they saying in private?

These 38 MPs who don’t accept the European referendum should now be subjected to instant recall by the electorate in their constituency, where a mini general election should take place.

The discussion on Europe began after the Second World War, Edward Heath took us into the Common market and Harold Wilson held a referendum in 1975.

Europe split the Labour Party and the SDP was formed, the Tories have always been divided during Margaret Thatcher’s and John Major’s time.

Before UKIP we had the Referendum Party organised by James Goldsmith - the aim of the referendum was to sort this out once and for all.

The people have spoken and as Bertolt Brecht said you cannot re-elect the electorate. Their decision is final. If the decision isn’t accepted then democracy is in trouble. FOLLOWING this Saturday’s Examiner report about several people receiving Parking Charge Notices (PCN) from Civil Enforcement Ltd, Liverpool, I would like to tell you my story.

This week I received a PCN stating that my car was parked at Leeds Road Retail Park from 10.40:53 on 05/07/2018 to 15.07:41 05/07/2018.

I knew I had visited the park twice on that day but how do you prove it?

Well, fortunately for me, I have a good CCTV system around my house and this clearly shows me leaving at 09.33 that day, returning at 12.15 (for some lunch), then leaving again at 14.37 and returning at 15.40. So my car, driven by me, was outside my house for 2 hours and 12 minutes when Civil Enforcement said it was in the retail park.

I have obviously appealed against the notice and was going to wait 14 days before contacting the Examiner but this is obviously a serious issue so I have reported it now without waiting for a response from them.

The point being that I have definitive evidence that their system was faulty.

I am more than happy to testify or submit a statement that their system was faulty and inaccurate for me on this occasion.