AS I write this, we celebrate, today, the 90th birthday of our gracious Queen. Long may she reign over us (Brussells permitting!)

Can we afford to lose our sovereigncy and then our monarchy, to be ruled by politicians who are accountable to no-one? Politicians that seem to often make irrelevant laws while they wait to collect their large pay packets.

A group without accountability is vulnerable to the ambitious person to take over and try to rule the world. One has tried resulting in wars that caused devastation and loss of life to millions. There is only one who rules this world in humility, love and long-suffering. It is foolish to seek to take over for He always wins.

The coming referendum is so much based on money. Money is a good servant, a bad master and a terrible God! (I work in a Third World situation where love of money and corruption bring poverty and death to thousands). It is sad to see our politicians turning this referendum into a ‘political type’ battle. How much more respectful to the population to give us the pros and cons side by side and help us make the decision.

Colin Bond

Tavistock