Shambolic parliament

SIR – today having watched the sad display by the so-called politicians during Prime Minister’s Questions, I am more convinced than ever that our parliament needs a huge shake-up. We have the Tories still divided, and Labour MPs in disarray. There are senior Labour MPs who with others are calling for the resignation of their leader, who is ignoring these calls based upon his election by the members of the Labour Party, even though he no longer has the support of his own MPs.

It is no surprise Great Britain is seeing uncertainties from some of our trading partners. This has not being helped by David Cameron choosing a most inopportune moment to resign knowing full well what this uncertainty would do to the UK. It shows that he was again answering to his European Masters. So it is no surprise that our partners outside the UK would be concerned when we have no prime minister and no worthy government opposition, both of which can be attributed to playing party politics. So which comes first, our nation or party politics and both Cameron and Corbyn are exposed over their behaviour?

As to Nicola Sturgeon and her threat to challenge Brexit, she may well have overlooked her own failure by only securing a 40% vote to remain in the EU.

Also Scotland may well find themselves contributing to the upkeep of the EU partners as opposed to the funding that they currently get from the EU and also Britain.

BRIAN HUNT

Worcester

Sharing your silly mistake

SIR – so the turkeys of Worcester have voted for Christmas! Many Worcester News readers must have voted to leave Europe in the referendum. May I firstly quote the Bible which says: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”

Already we have seen the pound fall to its lowest level for many years which, of course, means dearer fuel oils, dearer food because of delivery costs, dearer holidays etc. The value of their pensions have also plummeted due to stock market falls.

Many international businesses have based themselves in the UK due to its membership of the EU and its business-friendly environment. They will now relocate to Europe with the loss of many, probably hundreds of thousand of jobs. Many EU countries have been trying to get the financial centre of Europe away from London to Hamburg, Paris and Madrid. We have fought them off in the past and the City of London is one of our biggest export earners. Not any longer due to the misguided majority of the people of Worcester and the rest of Britain.

A measure of a country’s ability to pay its debts is given by organisations such as Moody’s and Standard and Poor. On Wednesday they gave the UK a Triple A rating. They have now given us a zero rating meaning that we will have to pay more interest on government borrowing. At the moment our government borrowing is at record levels.

UK people who have emigrated to Spain and other climes will lose their rights to free health care. Their pensions, paid in pounds, will not buy the same amount as before.

What a disaster but I shall have to share the burden like my narrow minded citizens.

Terry James

Drakes Broughton

Heading into murky waters

SIR – is it really three cheers for the Brexiteers? Now the public have narrowly voted to say au revoir the air is rich with drama, uncertainty, even fear.

David Cameron hastily scribbled his resignation and the knives are out for Jeremy Corbyn. Others in the EU want us to clear our desk rather more quickly than the casual pace wished by the victors. There might even be a general election before the end of the year and with a bloodbath in the Conservative party likely to disaffect election weary voters even more.

Just like the nation itself the parties are incredibly split and the future of the union is uncertain as the SNP want to prepare for the possibility of a second referendum. No matter what the warnings of economists, world leaders and historians, it was virtually inevitable we would eventually break free.

A vast number feel that the EU is a remote powerful unaccountable elite hectoring and lecturing and many ‘working class’ people feel they have lost out or been in some way economically or culturally endangered by immigration. They never get a ride (or even a sip from) any gravy train.

But despite the breathtaking outcome the top team of Brexit were hardly euphoric and looked instead rather bewildered like ramblers out with a packed lunch suddenly chancing on Mount Everest. What a challenge. There is a real possibility of yet another recession and the unthinkable possibility that migration will be minimally impacted.

If these happen then the disaffection with politicians that was evident in the result will be complete. Those who hoped and voted won’t remember the warnings and will protest they were duped. The new politics must deliver. We are in unchartered waters and the adventure is exciting but can we afford the ride and get to the destination before we run out of petrol money?

Andrew Brown

Worcester

Democracy down drain?

SIR – Dear Robin Walker The Conservatives ran the last election with the promise of a referendum.

We have a democratic result.

Will your party honour this commitment or have all those young soldiers who fought and died in two world wars and who are buried all around the world, for democracy, have given their lives in vain?

Mr. J. Pogmore

St Peter’s, Worcester