Democracy must be restored

Sir, - Dr John Cameron asserts (August 1) that EU Leavers, motivated by xenophobia and a lack of perception, ignore prospects of failed trade and of opposition from the whole of Europe after Brexit.

His predictions ignore at least two vital influences on both us and them - our democratic deficit since our stealthy inveiglement into the protectionist racket the EU has become, and the mutual economic and political benefits of ongoing trade with our continental friends and allies.

Remember the European Commission’s defying of “wrong” votes in national referenda in Denmark, Eire, France, Greenland and the Netherlands, until the “right” results were obtained and recall their many regulations and their interference in member states’ national business.

The democratic deficits in EU nations, representing the imposition by elites of “we know what’s best for you” is out of political fashion now, with good reason, as are the gravy trains and costs of too many European, supranational administrators and politicians.

The initially idealistic

notions of a politically and economically united Europe, with the potential for abolishing xenophobia, seem to have been supplanted by a kind of EU imperialism, not, one suspects, popular or even acceptable to European nations and peoples.

Thus, restored democracy, with national control of borders, money and parliaments, are what we should seek from Brexit, along with cutting the EU Commission down to size. (Dr) Charles Wardrop. 111 Viewlands Road West, Perth.