Straight to the POINT

TO ALL those authorities predicting economic catastrophe in the event of Brexit, I would ask one question: why, 40 years after being hoodwinked into the EU, is our national debt £1.6 trillion?

Tim Barter, Chilmark, Wiltshire

WE FIND it puzzling that the Leave campaign is not drawing enough attention to the failure of EU accounts to pass audit for the 19th year in a row.

Kate and Norman Dawkins, address supplied.

IF THERE is a ‘Brexit’, does anyone really think that Aldi and Lidl will shut up shop and go home? Or Volkswagen, BMW, Bosch, Siemens and Miele?

JOHN HYDE, Chellaston, Derby.

ALL this criticism of Prince Andrew — let’s not forget that he was a Royal Navy pilot during the Falklands War. We were glad of him then.

e. Russell, Cheam, Surrey.

JEREMY CORBYN is wrong to say that Brexit would harm British workers. The EU does enough harm by letting UK businesses recruit cheap labour from eastern Europe.

Mark Richards, Brighton, e. Sussex.

GEORGE OSBORNE claims that Brexiteers are making it up as they go along. Pot and kettle?

T. Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.

ARE towns in all the other 27 EU countries struggling to provide school places, medical services and social housing as a result of an influx of people arriving from the UK?

Roy CONOLLY, Haverfordwest, Pembs.

MRS MERKEL — what happened the last time Germany threatened the UK with ‘punishment’?

JOHN COLLINS, Chelmsford, essex.

ONE place the BBC could introduce a more realistic proportion of black and Asian people is in the cast of EastEnders, which doesn’t reflect today’s East End in the least.

GERRY DORRIAN, Fulbourn, Cambs.