Still no sign of a convincing plan to quit EU
Re The Scarborough News Brexit special report:
The referendum was held more than a year ago and there has been plenty of time for the Leave supporting politicians and their backers to come up with a plan for the future.
As yet I have seen little to suggest they have any idea of how we can prepare our civil service for the extra burdens that will be imposed on them.
There appears to be no concrete plans on how we can replace the frictionless border with the EU allowing our companies to benefit from the EU wide supply chain.
There are no clear indications to suggest we will be able to secure beneficial trade deals without agreeing to some easing of immigration or product standards.
Few politicians have tackled the food industry Labour issues and even less the impact on the NHS. Until we see a well founded plan for Brexit I despair for my country.
Brexit is heading for disaster. Ian Skinner Ashville Avenue Scarborough ‘leave’ are as follows:
Immigration: I’m not against it if a country can offer space for people to work and live in a socially acceptable way however where are we going to house, educate and provide medical care when we are already, in some parts of our country, stretched to the limit?
Occupations: Yes we need nurses and doctors, scientists etc and that is fine if they want to come to Britain, we need them. But why do we need unskilled workers to pick fruit and work in the services sector when we have hundreds of people on the dole?
Why can’t some of the dole workers be paid half dole and half pay for doing this type of employment. Surely this would be better for all concerned. Both state and employers would benefit.
Our contribution: Margaret Thatcher demanded a ‘rebate’ from the money we contribute to the EU, which apparently will end in 2020, however as Nigel Lawson stated a few months ago “it is not really a ‘rebate’ as it’s still our money and what is worse, we are told how we have to spend it.” So I disagree totally with Mr Corbett on this issue.
Expenses: Why can’t we see how much of our money they spend and what it is used for? Why do they have to go from Brussels to Strasbourg every month which costs thousand of Euros? If they were engaged in going to Romania and trying to help the children who exist in the disgusting children’s homes I would congratulate them.
Even if all the above issues were investigated tomorrow I still think we are capable of running our own country and like Nigel Farage said months ago we could just walk away. We are quite capable of governing ourselves, we are British and we are men not mice.
I will always have a blue British passport cover concealing the red one underneath therefore I don’t regret voting Leave. Thank you. Anne Pitts Deepdale Avenue Scarborough exasperated by the ignorance shown by people who seem to think that pre-EU no-one in GB travelled about, worked abroad, traded worldwide, or made sensible legislation.
I am particularly worried that others appear to think that a small island can accommodate endless numbers of newcomers without wondering where necessary land, water and electricity are to be ‘found’, never mind being distressed by the certain scenario of ending up with coast to coast high rises of miniscule lodgings, no greenswards in sight, and a population riven with warring factions due to government inaction on insisting on proper integration with removal of intransigent elements. SA Longden Park Avenue, Scarborough at sea during both world wars.
As few people attended the 2016 service I pen this letter in the hope it will encourage more people to attend and honour the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives to maintain a life line to this country during the conflicts. Joe Whelan Darwin Road Bridlington