Poll result must not be ignored

Sir, – In AA Bullions’s opinion (Courier letters, July 31), “opinions are not a reliable way to run a country when there is no clear guidance on the possible outcome” and “we are nowhere near ready with an acceptable position on Brexit”.

Before, say, the First World War and the Iraq War, any guidance on their outcome was lacking but, for better or worse, our politicians chose war. The present Brexit negotiations are dragging on, quite avoidably, because of poor leadership and governmental confusion of purpose; a second referendum would likely settle that only with a “best of three” – or more.

We do have 17.4 million voter’s opinon to leave the EU and, though many remainers desperately want the result overturned, democracy was surely served with the first vote.

By no democratic process did the UK become a member of the EU.

The “great and the good” opted for the then Common Market on our behalf in the 1970s.

The EU has since evolved into an imperialistic body seeking a “US of Europe,” – always their real objective – complete with an army, eliminating the nation-states.

The remainers’ claim of “we wuz robbed” would not work if their racehorse had come in second.

It is now time for the people’s vote in 2016 to be respected, as after all our other elections. Charles Wardrop.

111 Viewlands Rd West, Perth.