It is irritating that some individuals keep on invading the pages of the Times of Malta to throw Brexit cowpats at all and sundry as did Paul Brincau (‘What independence?’, October 6), who took umbrage at the mention of “Malta’s Independence” by a contributor to these columns (September 28).

In his letter, Brincau, fists flailing wildly, censured the correspondent who dared mention the apocalyptic words “Independence Day”. To this end, Brincau drew up a full artillery of tiresome recycled Brexit arguments about Malta having “lost control” over our courts, borders, laws, taxation, VAT, trade, armed forces and so on, all as a result of our membership of the European Union.

The simple reply is that Malta gained its independence on September 21, 1964, when it ceased to be a British colony. It has now been an independent country within the EU for over 10 years and, as a member state, abides only by those European laws and regulations that were agreed upon during accession discussions.

Dare one take the liberty of suggesting that Brincau and those others of Brexit persuasion in his entourage stop hanging their dirty linen in our newspapers and leave us in peace? It would be much better for all if they conducted their squabbles where they belong – in some muddy field back home in that fair land, which will soon cease to be part of the EU.