I did not vote for Britain to be a member of a European Union

We were assured that it was just a free trade association, and that was all it ever would be. There was no threat to British sovereignty. We now know that was untrue.

The Common Market has become the European Union, with its own parliament and courts which take precedence over our own. Its Commission issues directives binding upon the UK on matters such as how we dispose of our rubbish, what kind of light bulbs we can buy and how powerful our vacuum cleaners can be.

It has its own president and foreign affair spokesman, its own currency, flag, and national anthem. All the trappings of a superstate apart from an army, but give it time, it’s working on that one. Who knows what other treats it will have in store for us if we stay in, things on which the British public will be given no say whatsoever.

I did not vote for Britain to be a member of a European Union. Like everyone else, I was never given the opportunity to do so. I intend to vote to leave it on June 23.

Geoffrey Breakell

Whitsters Hollow

Bolton