YOUR LETTERS: Brexit and recycling were hot topics for Free Press readers
BREXIT - We have a sound future
Alan Meekings has certainly won if the validity of the argument for EU membership depends on the length of the discourse. In the interests of readers’ sanity I’ll be brief.
“The future for our children”. What is the appeal of an institution that specialises in 30%-50% youth unemployment? Not much hope for improvement as most European economies slide into recession.
“The democratic mandate”. The vote in 2016 was to leave the EU, not a series of negotiations to frustrate the process. Leave first and then initiate discussions on areas of common interest.
“No Deal Brexit”. Not a catastrophe nor a permanent state of affairs. A stepping stone to an arrangement with a trading bloc that sells us £80billion worth of goods yearly more than we sell them. Our £39billion might just about keep the EU solvent.
“Financial Lunacy”. The EU operates a cartel that penalises African countries from trading their way out of poverty. This country then puts £13billion on the national debt to dole out in dubious foreign aid schemes.
There is a wonderful old saying that Mrs May’s government ignored: “He who pays the piper calls the tune.”
Boris and crew would do well to remember the rather coarser version proclaimed by President Johnson. When you have them by the... their hearts and minds will follow. That is the secret of successful negotiation. Short term disruption aside, this country has a sound future. As for the EU, who knows.
John Hayter
Spalding
RECYCLING PLAN - This could lead to flytipping
Do South Holland District Council expect people to store their green bags with waste in them for two weeks instead of the one week as is?
I would struggle to fill the blue bag with enough cardboard waste to justify the work involved.
We will now have to retain three waste bags at a time and I can see a situation arising where fly tipping will become more prevalent as people will not want to store extra rubbish for longer.
The number of black bags will increase as they will contain the rubbish that would normally go into recycle bags. Not everyone will have space to store the bags nor will they want to.
Brian Tanner
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