CHRISTIAN VASSIE’S vision of Europe would seem to be of a weak, vacillating Britain negotiating from a position of weakness, and a strong, virile European Union negotiating from a position of strength.
So let’s examine the facts.
The Eurozone is a busted flush held together by German financial muscle and largesse.
Portugal, Spain and Italy are walking a financial tightrope.
Greece is effectively bankrupt with no chance whatsoever of ever being able to pay back billions of loans to German and French banks.
And what vision of the EU do the bureaucrats of Brussels have for the future?
Tentative accession discussions with Turkey, Ukraine, Macedonia and Albania. What? Turkey isn’t even in Europe.
Is the EU going to become a political version of the Eurovision Song Contest?
Just imagine the EU’s borders would now be Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Russia.
What do they say on the end of the Crimewatch TV programme after they’ve frightened the life out of you? Try not to lose too much sleep.
Remember this during Brexit negotiations. Just because it’s a rocky road doesn’t mean it’s the wrong road.
Be careful what you wish for.
Geoffrey Searstone, Moor Lane, York
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