A letter from Clive Lavelle of the English Democrats in the Western Daily Press on November 20th.
Irish encouraged to stay within the EU
The tactic of the "yes"(stay-in) campaign for the forthcoming Euro-referendum is to paint a near-Armageddon picture of England outside of the European Union.
We're told that if we leave, we'll lose our influence in Europe. I didn't know we had any. Alternatively, it's, if we leave the union, we'll all end up unemployed.
I read in Monday's Irish Post that Enda Kenny, Ireland's Taoiseach, is weighing in to a debate that's none of his business, by saying he will exhort Irish people living in England to vote "yes". This, not because of any benefit that might accrue to England, but because a "no" vote might be to the detriment of Ireland.
There was also a suggestion that a "no" vote might jeopardise the Northern Ireland peace process. This has to be the most insidious scare tactic to date.
Clive Lavelle
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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