Madam,

Margaret Hall’s letter (Cambrian News, 7th March) makes depressing reading. She seems to have no faith in the ability of the UK, which is the sixth largest economy in the world, to survive and prosper unless it is shackled to and controlled by the EU.

The European Research Group apart, over the last nearly three years since the referendum, politicians seem to have completely lost sight of what Brexit is about. Brexit is about one thing and one thing only and that is do we want the UK to govern itself or are we content that it should be run from Brussels? It is about who makes and enforces the laws that govern the way we run our lives. It is not about what those laws are or ought to be or will be in the future. It is not about the economy or jobs or security or workers’ rights. These are all things which we can alter or not, once we have control over our own affairs.

What those opposed to ‘No Deal’ don’t seem to understand is there will never be a satisfactory deal with the EU. The best you will get out of the EU is an 11th hour fudge. They do not want us to leave because they want our money and, if they were to agree a good deal, many other countries would want to leave also.

On the specifics of Margaret Hall’s letter, she does seem to accept that most of what she refers to is speculation and not fact, but seems determined to assume the worst.

The one thing that is clear about the Brexit situation is that the uncertainty it is causing needs to be removed urgently.

Mrs May’s deal will not remove it as it allows another lengthy period to negotiate what should have been negotiated ages ago and will almost certainly never be agreed.

Another referendum will not reduce uncertainty and nor will a general election both will merely kick the can further down the road and inevitably introduce even more uncertainty. We have had nearly three years of “negotiation”. Another few months or years will not change that situation. We need to walk away now without a deal.

Apart from immediately removing the uncertainty there will also be a saving of £39 billion which can be used to help those businesses or industries which are particularly adversely affected in the short term. For goodness sake, let’s get on with it!

Yours etc, Alan MacMaster, Barmouth.

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