The United Kingdom saved Europe from itself in the last century. Millions of our people died in defence of freedom in Europe. The UK waived reparations from Germany to enable it to thrive and recovery from the devastation of the second world war. The UK has given nearly a Trillion pounds to the European Project, opened its doors to a million Poles and three million other European people and has significantly diminished the wealth and social cohesion of the United Kingdom in so doing.



Of all the countries in Europe that deserve respect and a decent deal from the EU the Britain is that country.



The arrogance, self interest, bullying and mischief the people of the UK have put up with, as the EU sees its cash cow walk out of the door is mind blowing.



The EU is not an organisation the people of the UK EVER voted to join. We voted to join the EEC, no one has ever asked us if we wish to subordinate our sovereignty to an unelected autocrasy, dominated by Germany with France as its hand maiden. No one has ever asked us if we wish to be part of a country called Europe and hand over our freedoms and rights to an organisation that is so unaccountable, opaque and corrupt.



The people of the UK voted to leave the EU, as a country we do not wish to be part of Europe's answer to the USSR, we believe that democracy matters and we do not consider the EU a guarantor of the kinds of values we believe in ie. democracy; sovereign decision making and individual freedom.



The EU is becoming increasingly repressive; bullying; threatening; vindictive and dangerous and it is the UK's sad task to warn the rest of Europe that people like Verhofstadt who do not call out undemocratic behaviour and "shoe-ins" like Selmayer and De Leyan all employed in back room deals without scrutiny further undermine everything the EU purports to be.



The UK wishes to be a nation apart from the EU, friends but not run by the EU and free to make our own decisions and live the kind of life we want to live governed by sustainability and ethical guidelines.



The EU is making a huge mistake if it thinks it can devastate the UK economically as punishment for leaving what has become an embarassment, we are happy to leave, a win/win option to leave would be best for everyone, but if the EU want to play hard ball, the UK are prepared to play hard ball too.



Childish, immature and unstatesmenlike that is the EU.