Remember the realities of EU growth

From: Brian Johnston, Rigton Drive, Burmantofts, Leeds.

THEY sport badges proclaiming ‘‘We Love Europe’’ as they decamp and protest outside Parliament, but do these fanatics actually understand the real EU? They never seem to make a convincing case for staying in, reluctant to examine too closely what the future entails.

Do they realise, especially the young, how the EU is continually evolving if we remain? The status quo is not on offer as the project moves on, treaty by treaty, until the final goal of the original Treaty of Rome is achieved – a Federal European State.

In a second unwanted referendum, they would have to face this question once and for all.

From: John Van der Gucht, Cross Hills.

MICHAEL Gough (The Yorkshire Post, December 18) writes about the stupidity of getting rid of Margaret Thatcher.

He doesn’t he recall the poll tax debacle, let alone her role in her splitting of the Tory party over Europe, and which has been a running sore ever since.

This is ironic given she was one of the architects of the single market. Theresa May is secure because her opponents are hopelessly split.

From: PJ Blackshaw, Mount Pleasant, Cleckheaton.

THE result of the referendum held in June 2016 was a majority vote in favour of leaving the EU. I do not agree with holding a second referendum; the so-called ‘‘People’s Vote’’. We have already had that.

However, if we are to have another referendum, then there can only be two options. One is to accept Theresa May’s appalling agreement or we prepare for a no deal exit. To offer any other options would be to fly in the face of UK democracy, and thereby destroy the trust of many voters.

From: PJ Doyle, Ackworth Road, Pontefract.

THE future is a no deal Brexit, an united Ireland and a long overdue independent England. Get used to it.