WOULD leaving the EU allow the public to have better control of government?

Might government then be inclined to act more in accordance with the will of the public majority?

My opinion is that these would be the effects of leaving the EU.

If we were to remain in the EU, the EU would steadily gain control, gradually leading to a central government for all of Europe.

The more centralised government becomes, the greater its possibility to follow the directions of big business and its own aims instead of the will of the people.

The more localised a government, the more it has to do as the people wish.

Remaining in the EU, we would also see more and more regulations floating over to the UK on issues such as health and safety, education, employment, and ‘anti-terrorism’ measures.

Less and less would we be able to hold our government accountable for the laws and decisions made.

Less and less would we have the possibility of electing our lawmakers and of determining the political structure ourselves.

There may be truth in the idea that the EU is a guard against poor decisions which a local government might make if not in the EU (Environmental laws for example).

However, by remaining in the EU we would gradually further lose our possibility to properly fix our political situation locally.

We must not forget that the idea of democracy is that the people set up and control government according to the needs and will of the people.

It is the responsibility of the people to set to rights a government that has its own agenda.

Benjamin Dry

A concerned citizen

Minchinhampton