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This is the letter I wrote to the Queen on the 27th MAY 2010.
Her Majesty The Queen.
Buckingham Palace,
London. SW1A 1AA.
Your Majesty.
I have the honour to write to you today concerning the proposed sell-off of the Port of Dover,something to which I am fundamentally opposed,a belief which formed part of the manifesto I stood for parliament on the recent General Election as a UKIP candidate.
Ma,am the Port of Dover was granted a Royal Charter in 1606 as a reward for loyalty to the Crown as a Cinque Port;four hundred and four years later,the Port of Dover remains a highly profitable company which returns decent revenues to the British Exchequer each year,and at a time when every penny received into HM Treasury is important,this is not to be taken lightly.
At the recent General Election,every candidate that stood for election in the Dover constituency was united in opposition to the plan to sell off the Port oe Dover; given the likely asking price,it is extremely unlikely that any 100%British consortium could afford to buy it,and I feel most strongly that an asset that contributes to HM Government in terms of taxes raised should not be sold for a short-term cash windfall nor be allowed to fall into foreign ownership.
It is estimated that as many as 90%of people local to this areaare against the sale of the port;as much as almost anything else that could be imagined,the White Cliffs of Dover remain an iconic image of England herself and this must remain the case.
For the sale to go through, Royal Assent would be required; I ask you most humbly to refain from granting Royal Assent should the sale of the Port of Dover ever come before you.
I remain, Ma,am, your humble and obedient servant.
Victor Matcham.