I would beg Giles Fraser (The Levellers and the Diggers were the original Eurosceptics,11 February) not to vote for Britain to leave the EU. I agree with his analysis nearly word for word, which underlines the appalling lack of democracy evident throughout the EU at present. However, and I cannot see that the lot of ordinary Europeans would be improved by the progressive disintegration of the European Union,which a Brexit could well engender.
The EU has evolved into a deeply interlinked body of nations, confronting all manner of crises, and which need to be tackled with as much unity as we can muster. Gerrard Winstanley,leader of the Diggers, took up the challenge of finding a way to cease “a few covetous, and proud men from being able to live at ease,while others beg and starve in a fruitful land”. Each country in Europe should not have to purchase up this challenge without help from the others.
Jane Knott
Syleham, Suffolk Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com