Marcia MacLeod’s reason for being a continuing leaver is so depressing (Letters, 27 June). She says that you cannot have 27 countries agreeing on everything and that therefore no country gets what it wants. Where is this single country where we all agree with each other? Should I campaign for my county, Devon, to break free from the United Kingdom? Let’s rejoin and disagree.
Andrew Dean
Exeter, Devon
• Marcia MacLeod’s letter was a revelation to me as a remainer. As a result, I shall start a movement for Yorkshire to leave the UK, because people here do not always agree with those in the rest of the country. Once this is achieved, I shall start a movement for Leeds to leave Yorkshire, because people in Leeds do not always agree with those in the rest of Yorkshire. Also, I shall have to pluck up the courage to start a conversation with my wife, because…
Stephen Adams
Leeds
• Marcia MacLeod says “had I been able to vote in the referendum to join … the common market in the 1970s, I would have voted no”. The 1970s referendum was not to join the EEC; it took place two years after we had joined on a “do you want to remain in or leave the EEC?” basis.
John Hughes
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
• Marcia MacLeod says: “The reason we have not seen the benefits of Brexit is the lack of decisiveness, determination and vision shown by our politicians.” Had she been able say what those benefits are, I might have acquiesced to her point of view.
Dr David Jones
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire
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