THE reason I am voting Leave is because I do not wish the UK to belong to an organisation controlled by an unelected European Commission, whose meetings have no published minutes and who make laws that are placed before an elected parliament, which either has to rubber-stamp them or just be ignored.

This elected European parliament has no opportunity to debate (as opposed to “speak” – members must book ahead for a slot, for a maximum of one minute).

This elected European parliament is not allowed to make any laws of its own.

I am willing to suffer any financial hardship in the short term, because such an invisible dictatorship dressed in the clothing of democracy, corrupts our democracy and makes current UK foreign policy a hypocrisy.

The long-term social and financial repercussions of dictatorship are well-documented and will be much more severe than any short-term rollercoasters in the foreign exchange and stock market.

Why are the media saying absolutely nothing about this issue, although it is a clear and deeply principled reason to vote Leave?

Graham Kennish

Brookthorpe