AS a frequent visitor to the battlefields of two world wars, and as an occasional writer and lecturer on military history, like most of us, I acknowledge the unbelievable sacrifices by Indian and Dominion troops made evident by the war cemetery headstones.

We today must hang our heads in shame. We have banned the import of New Zealand Anchor butter (the favoured brand in our household) at the behest of a German dairy.

Spineless Peter Mandelson, pictured, has capitulated again.

The United Kingdom has no trade commissioner of its own, so we are powerless.

We simply must leave the European Union before it drains not only our money, but our self-esteem as a nation.

Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and North, Lincolnshire, Main Street, Wressle, Selby.