UK is doomed with no-deal madness

LAST week the government announced its plans for a no-deal Brexit. The irresponsibility of this beggars belief when it is apparent that this would be disastrous for our country’s economy and standing in the world.

When I think about Bridgend County Borough and the people who live and work here, I find it extremely distressing to consider just how many would be adversely affected should “no deal” actually happen.

The reality of a no deal means quite starkly: fewer nurses, doctors, and medicines for those who need care (and this will affect cancer patients requiring radioactive isotopes); there will be a shortage of food supplies for our restaurants; fewer opportunities to travel and learn abroad for students and more expensive public services.

It is easy to disbelieve these things as Project Fear. I for one do not want to take the risk: the stakes are too high. For all the brave talk I hear bandied about, the truth is we shall be much poorer and powerless to do anything about it.

It will be too late when we start hearing people say: “They never told us it would be like this.” We won’t then be able to alter a situation that will affect us negatively for decades to come.

It is madness! Why on earth are we doing this to ourselves? I desperately hope (and I know many of my friends feel similarly) that we get a People’s Vote, a final say, on the final deal – whatever it is – so that we can, using common sense, vote down this nonsense and put our country back on the right track. A Jones Best for Britain spokesman for Bridgend