From:
Alison Harris, Stray Towers, Victoria Road, Harrogate.
AREN’T we all getting fed up with the politicians and their claims,
counter-claims and point scoring? No explanations for us which tell us really
what we stand to lose or gain after June 23.
We all like to have food at reasonable prices and in the EU we can enjoy
fruit and vegetables from Spain, French wine or Danish bacon and it won’t cost
us a fortune. Without the EU, we wouldn’t have had Aldi or
Lidl!
During my working life, I was glad to know that my working rights were
protected by the EU and couldn’t be eroded by our
Government.
Now I am retired, I could go and live in a warmer country in the EU and
have no problems accessing my pension and receiving health care thanks to
reciprocal arrangements within the EU.
If I am ill or injured while on holiday in EU, I’ll get medical
treatment. I can use my mobile phone in Europe and pay no more than I do here,
thanks to recent EU legislation.
Unfortunately all the uncertainty about our future has caused the fall in
value of the pound against the euro and the dollar. Holidays in Europe will be
more expensive but if you choose to holiday in the UK you will be guaranteed a
clean beach thanks to the EU.
The existence of the EU has given us 70 years of peace in Europe after
centuries of devastating wars. I hope this means my grandson won’t die in a
European war. It’s the future of my grandchildren that concerns
me.
Currently they are free to travel wherever they like in the EU. They can
go and work anywhere they like in the EU and they can study for free at European
universities and not saddle themselves with enormous debt.
Generous funding to business from the EU has made it easier for young
people to obtain apprenticeships. We are lucky in Yorkshire and Humberside that
three of our MEPs have excellent voting records and a real commitment to looking
after our interests at Brussels. What’s not to like? It’s a no-brainer for me:
In is the only answer. Read
more: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-many-reasons-to-be-grateful-for-our-membership-of-the-eu-1-7794177#ixzz42wpNk1pW
CONGRATULATIONS, Alison, not one single correct fact in a
lengthy letter. My guess would be that she is a Guardianista, who
has been feeding on EU propaganda during Economics 'A' Level at night school. Anyone got any
better ideas?