Dear Editor,
I was intrigued by your article about my socialist colleague Alex Mayer bemoaning a decision to close the East of England’s office in Brussels.
Perhaps someone should break it to her gently that we are soon leaving the EU.
This office only existed as a lobbying base for attempting to influence EU policy, so will not be needed post Brexit.
Alex should also remember that regions, nations, bureaucrats and politicians do not trade with one another or create jobs – businesses do.
The best thing local or international politicians can do is promote the right climate for trade then get out of the way.
If we are to have such foreign outposts at all, rather than targeting the EU with its stagnant economy we would be better targeting countries with real long-term promise, such as Australia, India or the United States.
Regards
John Flack MEP
To John Flack MEP
Putting aside your little EU rant with the other MEP. i also note you are a tory and she was a Labour so think there is a bit of point scoring going on here. between the tweedle dumb and
tweedle dumber parties.
Having just got out of one free trade zone.
Getting into an America FIrst one sided trade deal with Donald Trump /
United States would be suicidal for British business would it not.
By the way economic neoliberalism has always had stagnent economic growth since 1979
unlike other new emerging economies
outt there you could name which have economic capitallism as we once had post war with 5% growth rates unlike the 2% under the current neoliberalism we live under and you support.
But yet you are happy to get us into a deal with America first.
Myself on the other hand would wait till a new adminstration is in place in the US that can get a deal that benefits all parties as a rising tide lifts all ships.
You would just sell Britain out by the Pound or even Dollar and count the money.
I think this is serious whats going on getting out of one deal to only then get into a one sided deal. This speaks of treason.