AN OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF UK PLC.ON BREXIT PARLIAMENT VOTE

01 February 2017

AN OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF UK PLC.ON BREXIT PARLIAMENT VOTE

Dear Right Honourable and Honourable Members of Parliament,

I am writing to propose a way forward which reconciles the economic, political and constitutional consequences which arise the following BREXIT parliament vote. There are enough evidences that the EU referendum result was influenced by lies and hubris of BREXITERS. Most of the UK citizens had no idea what they voting for. Most of leave voters hadn’t clued what they were being asked to vote for. The British High Court and the Supreme Court pronounced their judgement on BREXIT issue as Parliament vote is must to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. I sincerely hope that members of parliament will give careful thought to the BREXIT on behalf of your fellow citizens.

The Hon. Members of Parliament, I have researched and writing it from the ground up, UK participation in the single market is the principal reason for Britain membership in the EU for last 40 years. As you knew that Brexit must forfeit access to the single market. When UK remain part of the EU, UK influencing EU rules and profit from better negotiation power when dealing with US, China and many more advanced economies. Moreover, it allows UK to be a part of larger body that can deal with uncertainties of an ever changing world. Indeed, UK has many advantages being a part of the EU. It is my humble request to members of parliament lists the costs and benefits of staying in the EU. That can be very helpful in bringing sharper focus to this problem. No one knows that how a Brexit will play out for the UK economy both in short term and long term.

The Hon. Members of Parliament, UK is the largest export market of the EU-27 nearly 16% of its exports. UK Business leaders exporting their products to EU member states makes cheap travel, low shipping costs, ease of communication and close time zones, there are no import tariffs shipping their products to EU member states, EU member states has very simple VAT system, zero red tape compared to exporting to China, India and middle east countries. It is not easy to deal with China, India or Middle East countries due to highly bureaucratic, corrupt system and markets are very small compared to EU single market. British business leaders can exports their products more to US but it will make them high shipping costs and import taxes. If British business leaders take the advantage of the US market, they have to start their subsidiary in the US.

The Hon. Members of Parliament, unless I am mistaken. when the UK joined the EU, UK was the poorest member in the EU after Ireland and Greece. Today, UK is wealthiest country in the European continent because 40 years of membership makes Great Britain wealthiest country. In my opinion, Brexit won’t matter much for the EU. Thus, most of the EU member states has developed don’t care attitude towards the BREXIT as UK is not a special country seen from here but just another member state. Brexit will be hurt in many ways. Brexit would cause tremendous damage to UK economically, constitutionally and politically. UK cannot sustain its 5th largest economy in the world and it is inevitable that it already drop in world rankings. UK businesses will fail, unemployment will soar, disparity will increase, Britain current account will get worse, larger international companies will leave UK and droves to the EU as trade tariffs will effectively reduce the company’s profitability. Brexit would cause Scottish may call for another independence referendum. Northern Ireland may leaves UK, Northern Ireland either call for independence referendum or join the Irish Republic of their own rights. Where UK shall be better off economically and politically? This would lead to an avalanche of British politics.

The Hon. Members of Parliament must understand that all member states have particular requests and needs. EU leaders must taken in to consideration for their member states requests and needs. Members of Parliament try to understand that EU cannot give a favourable deal to UK or Germany or France or any other member states as any favourable deal for particular member states might enhance anti-EU tendencies. Here I would like to recall the message of Sir Winston Churchill  who delivered the speech at the University of Zurich , 19 September 1946, “if Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance, there would be no limit to the happiness, prosperity and glory.” He was ideas about European unity. He insisted that UK should help forward all efforts toward European Unity. Therefore, I say to Members of Parliament“ Lets stay together as an EU for ever to make UK and the Europe a better place in the world. I have the honour Members of Parliament to vote for remain in the EU to make UK and the Europe a better place in the world. We are not just voting for ourselves, or our children or our grand children but we are voting for the future of UK and the Europe

The Hon. Members of Parliament, BREXITERS claims that if Switzerland can thrive without EU, then certainly UK can. In my perspective, Swiss economic structure is absolutely different from UK economic structure. Switzerland enormously benefits from cheaper Italian workers and very close relationship with German industry which thrives Swiss economy. Moreover, Switzeland has close tie-up with the EU and it proves that Switzerland work is almost perfect in everything, for instance, banking, watches, chocolates etc. I say with confidence UK cannot get the same sweetheart deal in banking as Switzerland. UK has utterly different situation.

The Hon. Members of Parliament, parliament duty is to act on behalf of country’s best interest. I most humbly prayed you as a member of the parliament; I would like to see a strong convergence within the EU 28 nations. I want you to serve UK’s best interest with utmost diligence on BREXIT parliament vote. Please do not destroy UK prosperity on the basis of lies and hubris of BREXITERS. Most of the British pointed out that EU has its problem. I agreed but the EU in its current form is not even two decades old since the Euro introduced. EU has covered a lot of ground since its inception. EU have to add lot of applicable results about the building a common policies, legislations and regulations in many fields. They are working on it to make the EU project success. You must know that at the end of the day, we need a close relationship with our nearest neighbours at least. That has always been the case for economic, political, security and cultural reasons. Whenever we’ve walked away we have realised our mistake and become heavily involved again, sometimes at great cost. I wish to see the parliament vote is best for UK and for the EU for generations to come.

With most amicable regards to you, Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja.