Stonewalled by the EU

I doN’t recall negotiations being mentioned when the eastern europeans finally broke away from the dominance of the former soviet union and gained their freedom.

Why, then, the constant references to negotiations as the government struggles to carry out the democratic mandate of the british people to escape from eu jurisdiction?

the oligarchy that controls us has made its position perfectly clear: it needs our money, it wants our fishing waters and it can see that a successful independent uk could lead to the break-up of its empire.

the eu is not negotiating, merely stonewalling. We should exit first and only then negotiate with our neighbours – and george soros should keep his nose and his millions out of british politics. LADY ANGELA OSWALD,

King’s Lynn, Norfolk.