‘I feel we are stronger together than divided as we were in the war’
Letter of the day
As a non-combatant on the sidelines,
I’m at a loss to understand how Brexit is benefiting the UK economy.
Yes, being independent has helped our Covid vaccination programme be a success but this appears to be the only benefit.
Daily, there are reports in the media concerning Brexit difficulties: extra documentation and hurdles are hampering our economic recovery; fishing, entertainment/arts, farming, transport of goods etc and recently more disagreements about Northern Ireland. Farmers are unable to have access to labour from Europe to assist with fruit, flowers, vegetable and livestock issues.
I’m also led to believe many people have left the NHS and returned to their home countries and that many jobs in the City of London have transferred to Frankfurt, Paris, Dublin and the Netherlands.
And then we are told we have signed economic agreements with various countries, many being on the other side of the world. But this is at the expense of working with our neighbours and closest market – Europe – for the past 40 years. Then, of course, Brexit is putting our own United Kingdom under pressure and possible break up.
As I said at the beginning I'm at a loss to see any major benefits. Yet we seem to have isolated ourselves. With China and Russia gaining more dominance and influence, surely we would have been better off working with Europe rather than against it. It may not have been perfect but neither is our current situation. I feel we are stronger together than divided as we were in the Second World War with our allies.
Keith Roynon The Thicket, Fareham