SIR GUESTLING THORN

Has Brexit been a success? The very loud answer is no! Since we left the EU can you think of one thing that has become better or is a success due to no longer being a member? Much has been written and said about this stupendously appalling decision , not least by me and most of it has been negative! As things have unwound we have come to see what a terrible mistake it has been and many of those who were firm supporters of this madness have now seen the error of their ways. Not all of our troubles are down to Brexit but I would hazard that the vast majority of them are! The Northern Ireland border is a typical example of the ridiculous situation we have placed ourselves in since “leaving” . The amount of problems engendered by going are too long to list here but we all know what they are. Nothing is a perfect or even a halfway decent way of being governed but the simple truth is that our “independence” was never at risk by being in, any more than any member. Enough people were fooled by the usual suspects into fearing stuff that was and never has been a threat. Can you honestly say we have are better off? Has one advantage that all those Brexiteers told us, come to pass? Now, should there ever come a time when we are united enough to ask to re-join, in some form, how do you think the EU will react? Would the welcome us with open arms back into the fold and just forget that we had left, not a chance. We certainly would not have the same influence and power within the block we enjoyed originally! We are now a tiny, weak, pathetic country whose trade and influence has waned into misery and divisiveness. 

This is the country you live in after 13 years of Tory governance. We will not even vaguely recover in my lifetime if indeed we ever will. Ironically, I have never been so well off since Brexit, although it has nothing to do with leaving. I still deeply resent loosing my European citizenship and the ability to travel freely throughout the EU. My plans were radically altered because you cannot reside for more than 90 days at a time in an EU state. To say we shot ourselves in the foot is an understatement. I hope you’re enjoying your independence?

Stay well