From: AW Clarke, Wold Croft, Sutton on Derwent,
York.
I FEEL that Edward
McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor, both Lib Dem MEPs, cannot be allowed to crow
about how much the EU is contributing to the region in various ‘grants’ etc
(Yorkshire Post, December 16). Firstly, one has to remind them that,
far from providing largesse from some amazing money machine, the EU are merely
redistributing our own (UK taxpayers’) money.
It is difficult to ascertain
exactly how much is given to the EU coffers by the UK. There are many figures
produced by various organisations but, whatever the final sum is, you can be
sure the money back is nothing like the money given. One has to ask why we
should give so much of our income to a set of faceless individuals to
redistribute as largesse for which we should be grateful.
Why not let our own government
give the funds to the areas they consider suitable without resorting to the
bureaucrats of Brussels?
The costs engendered by the
huge money pit that is the EU has gone on for years with no evidence that it
will ever stop increasing. I am astounded that there has not been more
repercussions in some places at the high-handed way the various countries are
treated if they should incur the officials’ displeasure. Lately we have been
described as a “nasty country” by some unelected panjandrum who is, no doubt,
being very well remunerated for his trouble.
I am afraid that the MEPs of
Europe have little voice against the colossal machine that is the EU and that
the whole of Europe have been taken for fools for too long.As far as I can see,
the whole organisation is a huge con trick providing colossal rewards to
faceless individuals, many of whom would have had little hope, on merit, of such
a luxurious life style in their own homelands.
From: David Cook, Parkside
Close, Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
I AM baffled how David
Blakeborough (Yorkshire Post, December 10) thinks we’ll be weaker
without the EU. He talks of the very significant grants we receive as members.
Where does he think the money comes from?
Surprise, surprise we put in
far more than we take out. An immediate saving of millions of pounds.If we do
pull out will the Germans refuse to sell us their cars? Would the French wish to
build a mountain of dairy produce rather than trade with us? Would we no longer see Italian wine
in our shops?
Rather unlikely, I would
think. Also how nice to have our fishing waters back.Neither would trade with
the Commonwealth or the USA alter much either way.Finally we would no longer
have to comply with EU regulations regarding the deportation of foreign
criminals and our borders would be under our control.
Convinced, David
Blakeborough?
