The most sensible thing Theresa May can do on Brexit is turn this ship around

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As I strolled along Park Lane on Saturday in the company of other peace-loving British Europeans, one placard read, “I am British. I am on a protest march. Something must be terribly wrong!” It is. So listen up, Ms May: there are times when turning around is the most sensible thing to do, and this may be one of them.

If you can’t make that decision yourself then give it back to us, the people you serve.

Mary Kelly
Ripon, North Yorkshire

By all means, bring back David Davis

If David Davis does get installed as interim prime minister it will be good for the People’s Vote campaign. He is on record as saying “We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards”, which is what happened in the first referendum.

So he must support another vote, especially as he added, “For referendums to be fair and compatible with our parliamentary process, we need the electors to be as well informed as possible and to know exactly what they are voting for.”

Alan Pack
Canterbury

Not another one…

The last thing the country needs is a Tory leadership contest to add further instability to this rotten government. The Tory party seems to be on a self-destructive path and I wouldn't care but they risk taking the whole country down with them.

Governments are supposed to govern in the interests of all the people not just the minority that voted for them (apparently 1931 was the last time a party got more than 50 per cent of votes cast). I took part in the People’s Vote march last Saturday and it was clear that everyone there was focused on what was best for the country’s future. If ordinary people can do that, why can’t the government? I could tell you but it would take up too much space. Instead I’ll quote a couple of placards I saw on the march. One said “Ugh. Where do I even start”. The other, “Madness”. Most were far less complimentary.

Geoffrey Downs
Bradford

You can’t ignore the marchers

I feel cheated. How many other people feel the same, I wonder? It looks as if the massive turnout for the People’s Vote is simply going to be sidelined.

I scratch my head in frustration and disbelief. The whole charade was set in motion by David Cameron. Theresa May seems determined to railroad a “temporary” arrangement through parliament, while others consult in secret with the EU for a more definitive Brexit.

Yet rewind! The people were fed a series of lies on which to base their judgement in the 2016 referendum. My own feelings were that I did not know enough about what was involved, and so I played safe and voted Remain.

We have been fobbed off with “Brexit means Brexit” throughout the transition phase. Leaving aside that Brexit clearly means anything but Brexit, the fact remains that the same group that set this action in motion continue to railroad this damaging plan forward – with absolute disregard for any suggestion of reversing the process altogether.

Why is this happening? How is this democracy?

Name and address supplied

Hypocrisy at large

I find it interesting that the same people who tell us that “the principle” of Brexit cannot be modified in any way even if it would involve job losses and economic loss but also that we cannot make any moves against the horrendous behaviour of Saudi Arabia because it could cause job losses. Am I too cynical in thinking that at least some of them hope to profit from Brexit and a bonfire of workers’ rights and that they would lose money if arms deals cease?

L Pearson
Penzance

Don't forget us in the provinces...

No government should ever forget that everyone pays tax regardless of political persuasion and I think we're entitled to some value for our money. From where I stand, in provincial Leicester, I don't see it. I met a woman and her family as I was going back to my car after the march. They were from Manchester. I asked her if she felt that this current government has done anything at all to benefit Manchester and she just said “No, definitely not!” I said to her “nor us in Leicester either!”

So marks out of 10 for government value for money from Manchester and Leicester? A big fat ZERO I'm afraid! Don't forget us in the provinces will you, government? We're citizens of this country too, you know.

Chris Bonfield
Address supplied

Ryanair needs to change its ways

A racist abused an elderly black woman in the foulest terms on a Ryanair flight and refused to sit next to her. Yet instead of booting the racist pig off the plane, staff moved the VICTIM of his abuse and left the racist where he was.

i think Ryanair's slogan that it's “Europe's favourite airline” should be amended to “the racist's favourite airline“.

Sasha Simic​
London N1