Brexit divorce bill could be a bargain

Sir, - The shadow home secretary announced to the nation that the Brexit referendum should be ignored, which explains why the opposition party are determined to block the UK leaving the EEC.

However, is this democracy?

The referendum must be ratified by Westminster but should MPS follow the will of their constituents, the will of political parties, the media, or their own feelings?

What is democratic? Being part of the EEC means being governed by Germany and paying £9 billion every year for the privilege.

As such, if it takes four years to leave, then £40 billion is a bargain, provided we can go amicably with a good market arrangement.

Remaining in the free market and customs union is the same as being in the EEC.

There is no difference so to argue this would be to contradict the referendum. Does it not seem incongruous to Scots that the First Minister, who supports independence, should wish to drag the country into a union run by a coalition German government, which might include Nazi sympathizers, supported by an army of unelected bureaucrats.

Only recently we remembered those who gave their lives over many years to ensure the future democratic freedom and indeed independence of the United Kingdom.

It behoves us all to remember why – and to consider what an independent Britain could mean for future generations.

Alan Bell. Roods, Kirriemuir.

Picture: PA. Nicola Sturgeon supports continued EU membership.