THE latest polls indicate that the two sides are neck-and-neck in the EU referendum.

Before we are dragged into a leap in the dark that half of us don’t want, let us pause for reflection. 

Whatever the volume of economic statistics for and against, some things are certain:

•Most immigration is from outside the EU. This will be largely unaffected by leaving.

•To participate in the single market we are likely to have to agree to the free movement of labour.

•Outside the EU we are likely to be bound by the policies of the single market, but without having a voice at the top table. 

We can have such an influence at the top table, because, unlike most members, we speak the lingua franca of the EU – English – naturally.

To leave the EU would be a disaster of a magnitude that anti-EU campaigners do not really appreciate. 

It may lead to the break up of the EU. 

If the Scots vote yes to Europe while the rest of the UK votes no, it is likely to lead to the break up of the UK itself. 

The sensible thing to do in any group – and geography alone dictates that we are in that group – is to be sociable and sensible and join in.

– Pro-European, Tutshill.