Who is writing the Brexit opera?

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The referendum debate has been characterised by passion, perfidy and mendacity (Getty)

Tom Peck’s article “British public still has ‘troubling belief in EU myths’” on Saturday shows us clearly why this EU referendum is the wrong way to decide – and demonstrates how the current state of UK politics makes the process even worse. We have a parliamentary select committee system that would give excellent scrutiny to the evidence of the In/Out claims and our accountable elected politicians would have the final informed vote. Instead we have emotions, misinformation and lies from the politicians and media who will try to blame UK voters (and non-voters) for the ills that the referendum produces. It will be the poor who suffer. Shame on you, Mr Cameron, for not having the guts to stand up to your potential Ukip defectors before the last election.

Phil Isherwood

Leigh

The referendum debate has been characterised by passion, perfidy and mendacity. Is someone writing the opera?

John Doherty

Austria

James Dyson

James Dyson says rules on freedom of movement rules within the EU make it more difficult to hire talented engineers from outside the bloc. Surely the inefficiency of Whitehall in processing visa requests for non-EU nationals and rules sending freshly qualified PhD's “back home” prior to possible employment are both examples of home-grown policy and absolutely nothing to do with EU rules. Neither is going to be helped by a vote for Brexit.

John Alderman

Herefordshire

Brexit will weaken the UK

I hope Brexit fans realise that winning could well mean that Britain will cease to exist. The Scots want to remain in the EU, so will vote for independence. Wales and Northern Ireland could well follow suit. So Brexit will become Exit, and these fans will indeed end up as "little Englanders". For myself, I'd rather stay a Brit.

Bill Stevenson

Suffolk

Do your readers agree there will be marginal Brexit majority and we will then come out of the EU? Then there will be a run on the pound worse than we experienced 20 or more years ago. Indeed, the pound will collapse and we'll be rescued by joining the euro.

This idea is not as silly as it sounds. Our balance of payments in the past threatened our currency. It is dangerous today. Since 2008, the City’s unique reputation for competence and honesty has been lost. The economy is still driven by credit. There are huge new rival world currencies emerging. Can the pound remain for much longer as a major world currency?

Philip Morgan

Winchester