IN response David Bowe's letter on the benefits of the euro (September 18), he is a Member of the European Parliament - so who is his paymaster?

I run a small model-making company with more than half of our output being exported to the United States. The Euro is irrelevant to our business.

Which member of the European Community has the strongest economy and virtually full employment? It is neither France nor Germany. Could it be the non-Euro UK?

As to the £700 gain per family, does he seriously believe any of us think we will actually see that?

Michael Brooks,

Slessor Road,

Acomb,

York.

Updated: 13:08 Tuesday, September 30, 2003