Alarmist talk of migrant camps in Kent does Cameron no favours
SIR – David Cameron is now showing desperation with his assertion that migrant camps will be springing up in Kent if we leave the European Union (report, February 8).
He has failed miserably to achieve the promised reforms that secured his party its majority in government, and has resorted to bullying tactics.
Harry Stevens
Upper Bentley, Worcestershire SIR – The Prime Minister is being inappropriately alarmist.
Border control could be applied on the ferries en route to Britain, and anyone suspected of terrorist connections or lacking the necessary documents could be detained and returned to the port of embarkation. Exchange of information is not dependent on EU membership but effected through Interpol.
Michael Blackmore
Midhurst, West Sussex sides to membership of the EU, the forthcoming referendum will be a simple lottery.
Without definitive facts upon which to reach a decision, the public can only vote with their hearts – a sure method of arriving at the wrong decision.
Cameron Morice
Woodley, Berkshire SIR – I have been in business since 1969 and have started two companies, both of which are still thriving.
I am seriously concerned about the possible effects on Britain’s economy if we leave the EU. During the Scottish referendum, several large Scottishbased companies suggested they’d move to England if Scotland became independent.
Would companies leave us for Europe, and Frankfurt assume London’s financial mantle? It is frustrating that nobody seems to know the answer or be willing to suggest the outcome.
Simon Fryer
Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire SIR – We know how tough negotiating in Europe is. In that light, we believe the Prime Minister has made solid progress. We also know that Europe can be creative after the event with loopholes and technicalities. That is why David Cameron is also right when he says the deal needs to be nailed down harder in some key areas.
Competitiveness is the classic example in the EU deal proposed by Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council. It talks about taking concrete steps without defining them. We urge the Prime Minister to get a down payment from Europe on these steps. Europe can do this by offering meaningful changes to EU legislation to show the British public that Europe is serious about competitiveness. One of those should be an end to the long-standing discrimination by Europe against Britain’s cane sugar refining industry.
Gerald Mason Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs Tate & Lyle Sugars London WC2