TRUE Blue is a person who obviously has strong views on the result of the recent EU referendum.

What a pity that having had many letters published on the subject that he or she doesn’t have the courage to put a name at the end, like other correspondents, instead of having to hide behind a pseudonym.

In answer to the latest letter I would like to raise the following points.

It is true that the Chancellor based his autumn statement on the predictions of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The problem with that is that recent predictions by financial bodies have been wildly off the mark.

We only have to look at the dire warnings by institutions such as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) as to what would happen if we voted to leave the EU.

If anything the exact opposite of what was forecast has happened.

The stock market continues to remain strong, interest rates have not increased and there has been an increase in the number of people in work.

This flies is the face of what the so-called ‘experts’ predicted.

The real irony, however, in True Blue’s letter is the statement that we would be better off remaining in the EU and trying to bring about reform from within.

This is followed by the statement that Nigel Farage during his 17 years “was not successful in changing a single directive that would have benefitted this country.”

Nigel Farage has stated many times what an undemocratic and intractable organisation the EU is and despite the efforts of many, no real reform has ever been achieved.

One only has to look back at the efforts of David Cameron prior to the referendum.

He went to Brussels with a list of reforms he wanted to gain for this country.

He was sent home with his tail between his legs having obtained practically none.

This was just another example of the arrogance and disdain with which the EU treats any member country which questions its power.

This is why I and many other people voted to leave the EU.

We want the Parliament in Westminster to be the Parliament that rules this country.

We want a sensible immigration policy.

Freedom of movement when it was conceived was not a real problem.

There were pretty much the same levels of employment and standards of living in all the countries concerned so the amount of movement wasn’t a problem.

We are now faced with massive unemployment levels and poverty in the majority of EU countries brought about by the failed policies of the great EU plan.

This has created unsustainable levels of immigration into the more prosperous countries, one of which is the UK.

As I said, I was one of those who voted to leave in a referendum in which David Cameron stated that “you the people will decide.”

However this is plainly now not the case. We are informed by the courts that the referendum was only ‘advisory’ and that it is now Parliament that will decide if Article 50 can be invoked.

I realise that in all likelihood this decision will be upheld by the Supreme Court in the forthcoming appeal.

We are therefore faced with a situation where a Parliament that voted by a majority of six to one to hold a referendum will be able overturn the result if they so wish.

This makes those of us who campaigned long and hard for a leave result very angry that after all it might not be ‘we the people’ who decide but in all probability it will be a few judges and a group of pro-Remain MPs.

However at least they will be British judges and Westminster MPs.

– Rich­ard Acland, Beachley.