BARRY DAY, of Wallingford Road, Kingsbridge, writes:

I voted to leave the EU. Why? Because I wish the UK to regain its freedom of choice over our laws, our justice, and immigration, amongst other things, and put the ‘Great’ back into Britain.

Why do those who voted to Remain continue to complain about the result, and simply accept the situation that they lost. In any other situation, such as local or national elections, everyone accepts that ‘the first past the post’ wins even if by the most narrow of verdicts.

We are going to leave the EU, and so I believe that we should all strive to make it work.

I also believe that our MP’s who are our chosen representatives, should work towards creating a successful conclusion. If they cannot support the will of the majority then they should surely resign, to allow someone who is more in step with their constituents to become an MP.

I anticipate that there will be some tough negotiating with the unelected, undemocratic EU parliament over the next two years or so, but the UK will still be around for a very long time; I doubt that the same can be said about the EU.

Of course the EU parliament, as distinct from the EU citizens, will do all in their powers to make life as difficult as possible for us, if only to discourage other nations following our lead.

German car manufacturers, for example are terrified of their rulers imposing trade barriers against us, as we will be forced to reply in kind, and so potentially affecting their car sales to us.

I have always regarded the EU parliament as being a huge waste of money; a simple example is the regular transference of them to Strasbourg at vast cost, simply to satisfy the French ego; the system is so ‘bent’ that their auditors have never been able to produce satisfactory accounts. Do we really wish to remain part of such a shambolic system?

I do not think so. We should readjust ourselves to our regained freedom and do what we have always done; get on with life as we wish it to be, and not be dictated to by some unelected president and his cohorts.