johndoez2

The UK is a major market for EU countries, and Merkel understands this better than Juncker. This is not a case of English xenophones vs enlightened Europeans. Ask the average Greek person as to what they think about the EU. The UK has decided to disconnect from the EU Project because it is failing. Instead, the UK has been connecting with other growing economies outside the EU. It is a tough decision, but in the long term it is the right one, both for the UK and for the people of Europe.

This was a very close vote. It should have gone to Remain. But the culprit was the chancellor, who threatened people with a punishment budget. The English do not like to be blackmailed. I think this was very much a "F-U" vote. It is a classic example of a stupid mistake by a single politician.

But they benefit massively from being in the Euro currency. Imagine how high the Deutschmark would be. The German exporting machine wouldn't be half as effective.