Sir, – When you look at the North Atlantic map, you find that Britain, Ireland North and South, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and Iceland have some things in common; we are to the last of us, islanders. We mostly speak a common language and are Christian. Importantly, we share the same time zone. Unlike the Continent, which has three time zones and multiple languages.
England is no longer the bully of what was once known as the British Isles; we all have our own independence. Is it possible that Britain could drop the title of the British Isles and become instead, with the rest of us islanders, the North Atlantic Isles?
The possibilities are enormous. We could exit the EU – which is going nowhere and is now loathed in many countries – and leave it to the Germans who are running it anyway.
We could have our own currency and valuations, stamps, flags, anthems and everything else without permission from Brussels. We would have control of the fisheries, which are currently plundered by every nation in Europe. Our army and navy would have sites throughout the Atlantic Isles.
There is much to cover in the letter, so would those who read it also consider the possibilities? All those with whom I have discussed it have thought it well worth considering. – Yours, etc,
DERMOT C CLARKE,
Wilson Road,
Mount Merrion,
Co Dublin.