In response to James Brookes' reply to Voters don't know.

EU Shape of bananas: Former international development minister Grant Shapps, who asked the question, said: “I had always imagined EU jokes about bendy bananas were for rabid Eurosceptics only but it actually turns out there really are hundreds of thousands of words of EU directives aimed at shaping our fruit and veg. This is serious stuff because enabling our farmers to break free from over-prescriptive red-tape really can provide the UK with a Brexit dividend when we leave.

“I was therefore pleased to see that ministers do seem to be imagining a world where our fruit and vegetables will be able to grow naturally and this could give the UK a competitive advantage in the future.”

Up to 40 per cent of a crop of fruit or vegetables can be discarded because it does not meet the EU’s cosmetic standards or the aesthetic requirements of supermarkets.

EU Milk Lake: Yes it has dried up but now it is dried milk powder. EU agriculture minister agreed that the block purchase would have to stop. In a statement the ministers conceded that stocks of almost 400,000 tons risked severe pressure on the market. Only 2,000 tons have been sold.

EU Army: You are correct that the UK could have vetoed it if we had stayed, but there were already arrangements being proposed in the form of a pilot stage that included a system to spot weaknesses across EU armed forces, while a multi-billion-euro fund to support the pact is still under negotiation.

It is just the latest step in the march towards an all-out EU army, with a military headquarters already approved and proposals to purchase military equipment being considered.

Long blocked by Britain, which feared the creation of an EU army, defence integration was revived by France and Germany after last June's Brexit vote.

UK Contribution to the EU: HM Treasury House of Commons Library: UK contribution to the EU/EC Budget 2017, Gross £18.6 Billion, £5.6 Billion Rebate, Public Sector Receipts £4 Billion - NETT = £9 Billion.

You finish with Winston Churchill said: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

This can't be attributed to Churchill in any of his quotations though he sometimes despaired of democracy’s slowness to act for its preservation, Churchill had a more positive attitude towards the average voter.

Chris Cunliffe