AS Brexit draws nearer I have become totally disillusioned with our political classes.

Our future relationship with the EU will affect generations of Brits for decades to come.

It should not be a party political issue but a cross-party issue with all the best brains in Parliament coming together to get the best solution for every part of the United Kingdom.

Instead we have Theresa May trying her best to get some sort of deal to avoid the disaster of no-deal Brexit and struggling because hard line Tories are thwarting her at every step. She is then criticised for trying to encourage back bench Labour MPs to support her in defiance of the Labour Party official stance to vote against her whatever she does - and yet this support is exactly what is needed.

The SNP are the biggest enigma of all. They will vote against Theresa May if her plan means staying in the customs union because this means staying in the Common Fisheries Policy which is detrimental to the Scottish fishing industry.

They want to be out of the customs union on day one but at the same time their official policy is anti-Brexit, ie they want to stay in the EU, which means staying in the customs union.

As for the Lib Dems, where are they?

Is it any wonder people lose faith in politicians.

Tony Taylor, Grassholme, Woodthorpe, York

Misinformation is usually rumbled

UK governments have a very long history of misinformation, usually soon rumbled by the public.

Two minor instances have stuck in my mind: in the Great War no soldier would ever be third to light his fag from a pal’s match as a German sniper could have had time to take aim. The authorities ordered that matches be made shorter to ‘save lives’. The public said it was to save timber for pitprops.

In the Second World War we were told that night fighter pilots ate carrots to improve their night vision and that everyone should do the same to see better in the blackout. Possibly scientifically true and it may have hidden our use of radar but the public assumed a poor potato harvest and bumper carrot crop.

When David Cameron spent £9 million on a leaflet detailing the inevitable horrors of a Brexit 17 million of us thought ‘where’s the beef’ and voted leave.

It is rather strange that the most gullible remainers were in the clever university towns.

A V Martin, Westfield Close, Wigginton, York

EU divorce payment could be spent in UK

THE Government are planning to give the EU £39 billion as a divorce payment, when in fact we don’t have to give them a penny.

Well here is an idea. Instead of giving the EU £39 billion why not share it out among the 650 UK constituencies? This would equate to £60 million per constituency. Imagine what could be done with that spent in York?

So how about it Rachael Maskell?

Are you going to support giving £39 billion to the EU or do you support £60 million being spent in your constituency?

Judith Morris,

Moorland Road, Fulford, York

Our MPs seem to be totally out of touch

Having viewed Parliament and MPs at work on television over the last week, it is apparent many have little concern for or appreciation of what their constituents expect.

Egotism, arrogance, petulance, rigid ideology and publicly ignoring manifesto promises is prevalent. And the future of the nation is within their compass!

Peter Rickaby,

West Park, Selby