I HAVE a question for Richard Chamings of the UK Independence Party.

If being in Europe is such a disastrous thing for our economy, why do the main political parties take the opposite view?

Surely Kenneth Clarke and Gordon Brown, who have been in charge of the economy for the last 10 years, must know what is best.

If there was a referendum now I would not know where to put my cross. So convince me.

JOHN NORWOOD,

Kidderminster