ROGER Tucker (Oxford Mail, July 24) is sadly misinformed if he believes that Gordon Brown took us into the EU.
In fact it was Edward Heath who took us in about 40 years ago.
The main contribution Gordon Brown made to the debate on Europe was to keep us out of the Euro when Tony Blair wanted to join it. It is hard to take Eurosceptics seriously when they are so woefully ignorant.
Harold Wilson gave us an “in or out” referendum on Europe a few years after Ted Heath took us in.
The voters decided to stay in. It is hard not to wonder whether the main reason Eurosceptics are demanding another referendum on the same issue is because the voters failed to give them the answer they wanted first time round.
COUNCILLOR CHRIS ROBINS, Foxdown Close, Kidlington
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