A Note from Brexiteer David Lott

We continue to post letters, pro and con, on the British exit from the European Union.  The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is attempting to do something that has never been done before; that is to separate a county, in this case her country from its 43 year union with Europe.  The United Kingdom Independence Party worked for a generation for the separation.  As most of our readers know, David Lott who pens his latest thoughts, was one of the founders of UKIP.  His words should be saved for future generations to understand some of the thinking that led to the British exit. - Glenn N. Holliman

Water continues rolling under the bridge

by David Lott

I am just back in France after a visit to UK partly to attend the UK Independence Party annual conference at which Nigel Farage took his leave as Party Leader. His speech was, as usual, outstanding and met with a huge ovation for his courage, spirit and steadfastness throughout his time as Leader and indeed during the years beforehand as we gradually put the Party together. There were also tears as he will be sorely missed.

He intends to continue to lead an international group of Members of the European Parliament opposed to the deeper integration within the EU and opposed to the mass immigration from Africa and the Middle East. He will be making a nuisance of himself helping those countries in the EU that are due to have referendums on various questions arising from EU membership.

The EU hardly needs much of a push from Nigel into oblivion; it is managing that quite well on its own.

In the East, Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia,Hungary and Austria are teaming up to shut off further immigration in direct defiance of Brussels and Angela Merkel.

In addition Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece in the South are joining together as a bloc to defy Germany and the ECB (European Central Bank) in order to reverse the policy of financial austerity. Internal problems within Germany have seen disastrous regional election results for Frau Merkel, once the star leader in the EU, whose demise will resemble a supernova. She brought it upon herself with her arbitrary policy of welcoming millions of migrants into her country. In Denmark and Sweden the authorities are losing control of parts of the country with huge immigrant enclaves.

Kathy Lott and the family dog at the Foret de Cerisy near Bayeaux in Normandy, France.

I am not as optimistic as I was in my last note on Brexit. Prime Minister May has been likened to a submarine that disappears when the going gets tough. All I can say at present is that she simply seems unable to make up her mind and she is leaving us all, the EU, Business and the people of Britain in the dark as to her thinking. The uncertainty generated will damage us all. We need to know what her Brexit policy is aiming for. She seems to think it is a game of cards where she is keeping hers close to her chest. This is no card game and openness and transparency are vital for all concerned.

We Brexiteers are keeping a close eye on things and now under a new leader Diane James, the Party will prepare for electoral battle and our chances improve by the minute. The Labour Party is split and ruining itself, it is in favour of mass immigration and the EU so those voters who went for Brexit will find no home in the Labour Party. Theresa May’s hesitation upon Brexit results from a split Conservative Party on the question of the EU. If she betrays pro or anti Brexiteers she is on a hiding to nothing and Ukip has a great opportunity to hoover up Tory Brexit voters. So Ukip becomes ever more relevant.

We watch your US election with enormous interest. Nigel did tell me that he is receiving calls daily from the States to take part in the debate but I think he is resisting that. As for me any possible respect I might muster for Mrs Clinton evaporated when I saw film of her grinning waving both hands in the air after the defeat of Ghaddaffi and then she shrieked, “ he’s dead”. That is no way for a potential President of the most powerful country in the world to act, especially when the details of his disgusting torture just before he was killed came to light, an act that as Secretary of State she would have known about. So it is Trump for me and I hope he slays the over powerful banks and brings some new thinking to bring an end to the Syrian conflict together with a rapprochement with Russia. The US relationship with Russia is becoming very dangerous to world peace, and I cannot see Clinton lowering the temperature; rather the opposite. - David Lott, retired RAF, a founder of the UKIP

Comments always welcome....