So sad to see how  our country is being torn apart by the issue of Brexit. I just hope we can heal the divisions in our society, and we can all come together and take the right course to provide for a good future for all.

The referendum held back in 2016 was a national calamity, which unnecessarily divided our nation.

Subsequently three reports were issued by the Electoral Commission, the Information Commissioner’s Office, and the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee finding criminal offences of overspending by Vote Leave, data offences, and foreign interference by Russia. There are legal challenges taking place and possibly criminal action will also be taken against various individuals and organizations.

However, I’m continually told by many that we had a vote and should stick to the result. This result as I remind people was obtained using a great deal of information that was fabricated, or at the best deliberately misleading; the future of our country should not be based on an ill-informed referendum result.

So, let’s look at the facts as they currently stand:

• The Prime Minister’s deal or no deal will hurt our economy- The UK will be poorer economically under any form of Brexit, compared with staying in the EU, government analysis suggests. Official figures say the UK economy could be up to 3.9% smaller after 15 years under Theresa May’s Brexit plan, compared with staying in the EU. But a no-deal Brexit could deliver a 9.3% hit, the new estimates say (source – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46366162 ) .

• Brexiteers have claimed that other countries are “queuing up” to strike trade agreements with Britain after it leaves the bloc, and that the supposed benefits of leaving the EU would not be realised under the PM’s plan. In reality, though, the situation is more complicated. First of all, there isn’t a lot of evidence that signing new free trade agreements (FTAs) would deliver an economic boost anything like enough to compensate for the hit from leaving the EU single market and customs union. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says “simple arithmetic” and “a basic understanding of trade” show the gains from such FTAs are likely to be small (Source https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-uk-trade-deals-customs-partnership-eu-impact-theresa-may-plan-a8332411.html)

• Immigrants from Poland and the other nine countries that joined the EU in 2004 have contributed almost £5 billion more to the UK’s economy than they used in benefits and public services. Analysis by the University College London Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration found that while the fiscal contributions by European workers was overwhelmingly positive – the same was not true for non-EEA arrivals.(Source – https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/european-immigrants-contribute-5bn-to-uk-economy-but-non-eu-migrants-cost-118bn-9840170.html )

I’m a Chartered Engineer and I have been trained to look at and evaluate facts, and in this case the facts all point to remaining in the EU. There isn’t any substantial reason that would be of benefit to the citizens of the UK for it to Leave the EU.
My fear now as the Conservative Government pushes its divisive agenda forward is that the opposing sides will become more aggressive and could even result in violence on the streets in many of our cities and towns.

We need a Government of unity that explains the facts to the people of the UK and holds a People’s Vote so that we have a way of closing this issue out so that once again the UK can become a prosperous forward-looking country.