In response to Polly Brown’s letter (Times, June 3) if she finds being called intransigent and bitter rude and a personal attack, perhaps she could find a more euphemistic word or sentence to more accurately describe her and others unwilling to except the democratic result of the 2016 referendum.

OK, obviously she did not like the result, but I don’t see this as any excuse to reject it, to me that seems grossly unfair.

Another of your letter writers last week, John Benson, asserts that some or even many of the people who voted to leave did so out of sheer ignorance and misinformation due to a biased press. 

Personally I felt that the media gave a reasonable, informed and subjective appraisal of most of the issues pertaining to staying or leaving, people could then make up their own mind.

Does his argument therefore follow that only those who voted to stay were well informed enough to make a proper assessment of the arguments put forward and vote to remain, this seems a rather perverse view in my opinion.

He also states that he fought a hard war for Europe, as did my father who was twice mortared during the Italian campaign, the second time being taken out of front line duties due to his injuries, and yet he voted to leave in 1975 and I am sure if he had lived long enough his opinion would not have changed by 2016.

I can only surmise from this that as many who are still alive and saw action during the Second World War are divided on similar lines as the populace in general.

Yes Mr Benson, I have travelled around Europe, holidaying, shopping and for many years visiting friends who lived in Spain, they reluctantly had to return to the UK due to family responsibilities.

I did myself enjoy what is colloquially called the “booze run”, availing myself of good quality French wine and other food stuffs, and yet I voted to leave.

His other point about and I quote “how many had experience or knowledge of pre-war Europe?”. Well, experience - not many, you have to be at least 95, assuming an awareness of political and social issues at the tender age of 15. 

As for knowledge, there are enough history books written by many gifted writers to be read.

Another letter writer, Brooke Harvey, stated last week that the result of the referendum was not binding.

The first time I heard this argument put forward was after the vote, certainly if it was ever mentioned before the vote I do not remember, and myself and my late wife both followed the referendum coverage and debate very closely - but if the writer is correct, why didn’t David Cameron put the result to Parliament instead of just walking away?

This debate in your paper as it is across spectrum of the country is and I am sure will continue on ad infinitum. 

I can understand the remainers’ reluctance to accept the vote because it didn’t go the way they wanted, but surely this is why we live in a democratic country where healthy reasoned civilised debate can and will take place without fear of retribution and not one where the strong, powerful and in some instances corrupt fight against a vote if it doesn’t go the way they wanted. 

But surely Mr Benson this is what yourself, my father and hundreds of thousands of others fought for, so just accept the vote and move on.

I think it best to end this debate in your paper and just see how things go. 

But if others wish to continue and the letter editor is pleased to publish, please do so. 

I am surprised that considering how large a majority of people in this area voted to leave you haven’t had more response from them and only myself. Maybe they are fed up with the remoaners!

W Brown
Braintree