All is eerily quiet on Bridges front
Political editor Supplements editor Business editor With some relief we note there have been no apparent traffic problems to contend with so far as a result of the road works at the Bridges gyratory scheme.
Indeed Monday was eerily quiet, according to my drivers, probably assisted by some schools seemingly having an extra day’s half-term holiday.
We expect that later phases of the work will be more difficult – but with the bulk of the big jobs taking place during the school summer holidays, hopefully peak-time traffic will stay moving. Norman Kemp, managing director, Nu Venture Buses could be found to save this national icon of the high street. P. Welbourn Ashford What’s On reporter kentonline editor it makes little difference whether we leave or remain. Financially, far from sending £50 million a day to Brussels, the sum is £23 million, when rebates and money returned to the UK are deducted.
This money is mainly to help the poorer counties in the EU who suffered under Soviet domination for so many years and represents only 0.5% of our GDP, or half a penny in the pound.
It that really too much for a rich country like ours to give to help others less fortunate?
Finally the perhaps most important issue, the question of sovereignty and control of our country.
I regularly visit churches in towns and villages in Kent and always spend time looking at the poignant words on the war memorials.
So many lives cut short, even in the smallest villages, and I reflect if the EU had been in existence prior to 1914, none of this sad loss would have happened. kentonline news editor kmfm drivetime DJ
The EU was set up to prevent wars in Europe by controlling the weapons of war, coal and steel, and it has fulfilled this role admirably for the last 70 years.
Yes, we give up some of our sovereignty and control of our country, but so do all the other 27 EU countries, which prevents them from ever resorting to war in Europe. Mike Armstrong Queens Avenue, Canterbury
The British never understand what they are doing until it is done and passed.
Our only concern seems to be how it affects us, the British.
Although this is important we must ask ‘what is our responsibility to our European Community?’.
This, in the long run, may be of much more importance. The future is a long view. Elizabeth Birmingham Cherry Garden Road, Canterbury