The further folly of being in the EU

Mirek Kryszczak works in England as a builder. His wife and son remain in Wojciechy, Warminsko-Mazurskie in northern Poland and he sends them most of his wages.

He also sends them £78.43 a month in child benefit even though his wife and child cannot speak English and have never set foot in England.

Mrs Kryszczak works in a bar where she earns £166 a month, only just double what we, the British taxpayer, give her husband.

When the Kryszczaks were visited by the Sunday People, they had luxuries such as a large-screen TV in the living room and a computer with flat-screen monitor. Hubert Kryszczak was playing computer games. A bowl on the coffee table in the comfortable living room was brimming with sweets and chocolates. There were other TVs in a bedroom and the kitchen.

Mr Kryszczak said: "When I found out about the possibility to legally claim benefits for my child, I decided to give it a go. Why shouldn't I get the money I am entitled to?"

That's the folly of being in the EU. He should not be entitled to money paid supplied by the British taxpayer. He is fit, healthy and working - he is doing the right thing and looking after his family. He should not be getting additional help from me.