Sir – I am sorry to pull the wool from dear George Cowley’s eyes but I don’t get any money for pointing out the abject failure of the EU.

I do it because from the day Edward Heath betrayed the sovereignty and independence of the UK by signing us up to the EEC ( EU) it has become totally clear that the EU costs us huge sums of money for very little return.

At the same time it is in effect governing our country.

Mark Starr,

Leigh Sinton.