The English Patient
The European Union sits tight for the United Kingdom and its claustrophobic dream of annihilation. A sophisticated, self-destructive syndrome.
The European Union sits tight for the United Kingdom and its claustrophobic dream of annihilation. A sophisticated, self-destructive syndrome. In 1963, French President Charles De Gaulle justified his veto against the British request to join the European Economic Community (EEC) as follows: “England, in effect, is insular; she is maritime; she is linked through her exchanges, her markets, her supply lines to the most diverse and often the most distant countries”. In De Gaulle’s opinion, Great Britain wasn’t European enough. Ten years later, under Georges Pompidou, France dropped its objections. Since 1973, Great Britain has been part of the European project and confirmed its commitment in a referendum in 1975 called by Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, which enjoyed cross-party support.
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