Sir, – Thomas O Connor’s argument for a “transparent” Yes/No vote on our future within Europe (January 30th) is inherently self-defeating.
By referring to the EU as a “Franco-Prussian-led Frankenstein” with “latent colonial tendencies” he negates any possibility of a transparent vote and proves himself every bit as populist and misleading as Mark Curran (January 25th).
Until we have proved ourselves capable of debating the merits of EU membership in a sensible and informed manner, free from provocative rhetoric and gross oversimplification, the issue is best left to our democratically elected representatives to decide on our behalf. – Yours, etc,