Letter for publication - Euro Debate
To Courier Newspaper - printed and picture shown seperately Added
02-12-03, Revised: 06-01-04, 11-09-04
Dear Sir,
The comments letters week on the Euro debate were curiously only
towards the anti
point of view. I attended that meeting and found the debate not pro
enough for me. I changed my mind about the EU a dozen years ago, having
thought they were too idealistic, I now see that the Union is positive
and effective. Although I supported, along with most of the audience,
making the Euro fully our currency, I would not have made it
conditional on
five tests which always seem to fail, as opposed to tests that can pass.
As you expect no one could suggest a candidate which would have been
against the war on Iraq, and for the peaceful resolution of conflict.
The EU has prevented war in Europe between members, and it seems
to be spreading a non-violent approach to resolution of conflict
further afield. By
comparison our country to country relationship to USA has become as a
poodle, a
criticism of both Mrs Thatcher and Mr Blair. The relationship seems to
have changed over the 24 years since Earl
Mountbatten criticism nuclear
weapons. Since then there
has been the invasion of British Grenada and the withdrawal of visa
rights from UK citizens visiting USA.
So not only do I think it excellent to be part of the EU, together we
are becoming big enough to restore our relationship as allie and friend
of
USA. The picture with this letter is of the Statue of Liberty,
fortunately at personal level relationship's between many countries is
very good.
I visited Manhattan
in 1993 as guest of Jim and Barbara Munves (who
many people of T/W met). Technical stuff Kodak: Gold ISO 100, Nikon
with Sigma 28-85 Zoom, or Nikor 50 mm Lens.