Quitting the EU is a cause for celebration

SADLY I don’t believe there were any street parties – and Heaven knows it’s been hot enough – to mark the EU (Withdrawal) Bill officially becoming law.

But is is certainly a long overdue cause for celebration and everyone in the country should unite and look forward to the day all the t’s have been crossed and the i’s dotted and we have shaken off the EU shackles.

It should not have taken two years to get to where we are and Theresa May needs to show grit and determination to speed up the march towards freedom.

This country has been subjugated for so long by Brussels that we seem to have lost confidence in our ourselves.

Lord Stoddart of Swindon has described the Government as seeming to regard the negotiations with the EU as some sort of damage limitation exercise and he pointed out that even the American ambassador is dismayed at the defeatism exhibited by the nation over Brexit.

So many people were not born when we joined the European Union but they should have no doubt that we are perfectly capable of standing on our own two feet as we were before that ill-judged decision.

The EU Withdrawal Act, as it is now known, means that the 1972 European Communities Act which made the EU supreme over Westminster will be repealed and we can re-establish the supremacy of our own government and parliament – and it won’t be a day too soon. police and fire service, but to also engage with the local community and ask them to report any suspicious activity on land near stacks to the police.

Recommendations offered to farmers include positioning stacks away from public roads and visible places, and splitting large stacks into smaller ones with a 10-metre gap down the middle so that if a fire occurs there is a chance to move unburnt straw away.

Farmers are also being advised to avoid stacking bales near buildings with livestock inside so if a fire starts animals are not endangered, and to remove hay and straw from the field as soon as possible – if it has to be left overnight consideration should be given to blocking access routes to it.

To make matters worse, people setting off sky lanterns and discarding cigarette butts may have no intent to cause fire but the consequences are the same, and they must accept responsibility for their actions.

Any information regarding suspicious activity should be reported by calling 101 – or 999 in an emergency. Most fire services issue farm safety guidance, such as Cheshire Fire And Rescue Service.