• YOUR correspondent William Welbank remembers “just how bad the economy was in London before we voted to enter the European Community on June 5 1975”, (Let’s not go back to the 1970s and the three-day week, September 13).

Actually the referendum in June 1975 was on the Labour government’s renegotiation of the terms of membership. The UK actually joined the EEC on January 1 1973 and, unlike most member states, did so without a referendum.

Had there been a “People’s Vote” before joining things might have turned out differently. Similarly the failure of both major parties and the Lib Dems to honour their promises of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty undoubtedly contributed to the growth of Euro-scepticism.

I certainly share Mr Welbank’s “dismay at how badly our politicians are dealing with Brexit” and a further referendum might well resolve the impasse but why call it a People’s Vote? Who do they think voted in 2016? Martians? Russian bots?

CLLR RICHARD COTTON
Labour, Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward