Brexit remains our chance to control the UK’s future
THE discussions regarding EU customs should be simple: if the UK doesn’t get the freedom to trade with whoever we please, however we please, then the UK must leave the customs union.
It seems that politicians and journalists have forgotten that the UK has for centuries been a leading trading nation. Any positive discrimination that the EU tries to enforce, on trade and the movement of people, is set to fail.
As ever, the British people have put the country in a position to be positive in this new global economic world. Freedom of trade is key to this.
No matter what your views are on Brexit, the fact remains that this is a chance for the UK to control its own future, and though that might cause short-term economic problems, in the longer term it will set the UK up for many more gains than losses.
Andrew Smith BREXIT is not worth the candle and there is nothing patriotic about it. It is leading to a massive loss of British influence and self-respect, and making us steadily weaker as a player on the world stage.
It will not give this country greater control of its destiny, 0greater freedom to write our own laws or greater sovereignty. On the contrary, our relative weakness will make us less able to achieve our objectives, whatever they may be.
If Brexit severs us from Europe it risks reducing us to President Trump’s Airstrip One. What a sorry climbdown that would be for a nation that once aspired to lead in Europe. And while we turn in on ourselves, the world is not standing still and will not forgive us.
Our preoccupation with Brexit reduces our effectiveness when working with our European partners on important issues such as Syria, Iran and the Middle East peace process. These are issues on which the world needs the EU to pull together.
John McHugo
AHEAD of Brexit stark figures were given that forecast an immediate loss of 500,000 jobs, a collapse in the stock and housing markets and a significant reduction in GDP, none of which have come to pass. In fact, most claims have proven to be false so far.
Jacob Rees-Mogg expresses the cynicism that most of us now have in our MPs, civil servants and media. Indeed, I see that the think tank EY has upgraded GDP forecasts from
1.4 per cent to 1.7 per cent.
Surely it is time to put all this animosity aside and let the democratic vote prevail?
No one can be certain either way or will ever know the true facts until a later date, but the history and industriousness of this nation is a good lead indicator of our prospects.
David Caillard