SIR - I am sorry to have to disabuse your correspondent Peter Alcock, but his assertion (Letters, August 14) about the English (sic) people not wanting to be in the European Union is, indeed, a lot of rot.
A recent survey shows not only that public support for the EU in the UK is at its highest level since the late 1980s, but also that nearly 70 per cent of the British people would like to learn more about the impact the EU has on their lives. The survey also shows that support for the EU has been rising very rapidly with an increase of more than 12 per cent over a two-year period.
The truth is that most people in this country recognise that British membership of the EU has improved working conditions, increased opportunities for business and exporters, led to stronger measures on environmental and consumer protection, and increased opportunities to live, work and study in another country.
Given the hostility to Britain's membership in large sections of the British press (not least in the letters column of the Worcester News), it's not surprising the level of public support is perceived to be low. However, all the evidence suggests that when acquainted with the facts, the British are no more eurosceptic than the people of many other countries.
DAVID CANDLER,
City councillor, St John ward, Worcester.
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