THE letter you printed from Mike Sheppard of UK Independence Party (Advertiser, February 9), was brilliant in its down-to-earth exposure of the workings of the European Union an clearly demonstrates that to gain our country back, we have first of all to withdraw completely from the EU.

The UK Independence Party is the only party committed to this act.

Only then will we be able to start rebuilding fishing industries by regaining our British waters and fishing rights. Farmers could return to actual farming, which is what they would like to do.

Only when we are free from the tentacles of the EU will we be able to take back control of our borders and enforce our own immigration rules.

I believe it is high time we concentrated on the well-being and defence of the realm and not interfere in other countries, nor them in ours.

Police would be allowed to do their jobs without targets, interference and red tape.

Every hospital would be run by matron, doctors and nurses - returning to care and compassion, not targets or postcode lotteries.

Education should be free to all, not teaching students how to run up debts. Discipline and respect for teachers should be fundamental principles.

Pensioners should receive a substantial increase and return to proper care in the community.

The great thing is that all the aforementioned is affordable by redistribution of the £30 million every day that we are currently paying to Brussels for them to misuse.

It is no coincidence that auditors have refused to sign off EU accounts for the past 10 years.

I know that my vote will be going to the UK Independence Party.

Miss Gardner

Bredon Close

Inkberrow