Further to Adam Trimingham’s article “Farage has the luck of a winner” (The Argus, April 30), having dropped all streamline parties as they do not listen to the people, I feel all the brains seem to be with Ukip and its fantastic leader, Nigel Farage.

We are not ashamed, loons, or fruit cakes.

Not one of us will ever go back to supporting political Conservatives or any other Westminster party ever again, unless we clean them out and every area in the country is full of Ukip members with a majority inside Westminster listening to the voters and looking after our communities.

I would put this question to all doubters: why do you think Ukip have so many followers, who are listened to by our leader? We are all thinking the same, in agreement. Anyone trying to dislodge our train of thought makes our party stronger each day, with masses of new people joining Ukip.

We are like for like and fed up of being lied to.

In Westminster the expenses scandal is still going on. The whole lot are so far away from the working people of this country its beyond belief.

Please use your vote wisely on May 22 for the European elections. Help us to maintain the traditions of England.

Sonia Everett, New England Road, Haywards Heath

How can Adam possibly argue that “it [the UK] is much stronger in the European Union than it would be lurking outside”.

As the European Union’s “empire” has grown, as new countries have joined, our “influence” has and will continue to be diluted.

In the Council of Ministers in 1973 the UK had 17% of the votes; by 2014 this has dwindled to just 8%.

In the European Parliament in 1979, when it was formed, the UK had 20% of the votes; by 2014 this has dwindled to just 9.5%.

In the European Commission, in 1973 the UK had 15% of the number of unelected commissioners; by 2014 this has dwindled to 3.6%.

So I repeat: how can you possibly argue that “it [the UK] is much stronger in the European Union than it would be lurking outside”?

“Outside”, may I remind you, is where the UK would have 100% national sovereignty. Being in the EU has meant our constitution and sovereignty have become legal fictions while the EU usurpation remains a de facto political reality.

Put simply, the best people to govern Britain are the British people, not unelected foreign bureaucrats.

Chris French, chairman of Ukip Mid Sussex