Promises will not be kept

I voted Remain in the Brexit referendum of 2016.

I’m fully aware that nearly 61 per cent of the population that voted in Peterborough wanted the UK to leave the EU and I respect their decision for doing so. It is to that 61 per cent I would like to address this letter.

First of all, I do not think all of the 61 per cent are stupid, racist or misinformed.

Like most people in Peterborough, they are likely to be decent, hard working folk who, much like myself, voted on what they thought was right. Most would have voted with specific hopes of how things would improve, either in Peterborough or nationally.

Given the current state of negotiations with the EU however, I wonder if all of those people genuinely believe what they wanted from Brexit is what they are now going to get?

Peterborough no doubt voted for more jobs, better trade and more money for better public services.

What those people most certainly did NOT vote for was NHS staff shortages, emergency medicine/food shortage planning or problems getting a flight abroad.

Yet, given the current negotiation situation, this seems to be the way we are heading?

The promise was that we would thrive after Brexit. The negotiations would be easy, we wouldn’t have to pay a huge divorce bill and we can all expect higher wages.

These were just some of the promises made. Two years later however, rather than heading to a promised land, the current rhetoric from the government seems to be more along the lines of “we’ll get by.” Is this really what we voted for?

If you feel as if you’ve been ripped off, that this wasn’t what you were sold and that a great thing is turning into a nightmare, you certainly aren’t alone. You are not wrong to feel angry about it. Neither are you a traitor or anti-democratic.

If you feel like this, the best