I AM not sure it is for others to continue to provide information to change Rita Crombleholme’s (Letters, February 5) perspective on the EU, which appears to be a definite “Europe is bad for us and reform is impossible”.

In fact, the opposite is true: Britain has a track record of shaping the EU, and reform is a constant process, not a one-off event. No government structures, national or international, are perfect at any time.

In my letter (January 28), I did refer factually to EU finance, EU legislative process and some beneficial EU legislation.

Mrs Crombleholme remains concerned that some UK law (12 per cent since 2002) is made through the EU.

I would be interested to hear her specific criticisms of the legislative process, including the various checks and balances to accommodate the individual states and the principle of subsidiarity - the principle that the EU should act in as decentralised a way as possible.

It would also be useful to have details of specific laws made by the UK as a member of the EU with which she does not agree.

Alternative arrangements for the UK, if outside the EU, are ripe for discussion – it would be good if Mrs Crombleholme could outline her views on the alternatives.

Martha Cross, Heworth, York