Childish spite of EU leaders brings out the worst in our sneering remoaners
THE childish spite of EU leaders towards Theresa May and Britain brings out the worst in our sneering Remoaners.
It doesn’t anger them to see Brussels treat our Prime Minister like a leper.
Instead they strike up their gloating refrain — how Brexit is a catastrophe too complex for anyone to fathom, especially our hopelessly naive Government, and how Britain must think again.
To the rest of us, it confirms exactly why we have to leave. Here are Europe’s so-called statesmen, like snotty teenagers, uniting to punish Britain out of petulance and to deter others envious of our decision on June 23.
Why would we stay in this crumbling club that can only hope to shore itself up through threats?
Europhiles claim our Government is rudderless. Our EU ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers, the genius who advised David Cameron to ask for virtually nothing in his “renegotiation”, whinges that a trade deal will take a decade.
But it is Brussels’ elite who seem clueless — about the trouble the EU is in and how sick millions of its voters are of it wrecking their prosperity.
Belligerence towards the world’s fifth biggest economy and Europe’s major military and security power will backfire. It will not beat Brits into submission.
It is already hardening hearts, even of plenty who voted Remain.
Broken Clegg
BRITAIN ticked along like a Rolls-Royce with Nick Clegg in power and fell to bits the instant he wasn’t. Who says? Yes, you guessed it.
The delusional ex-Lib Dem leader insists David Cameron was only any good as PM with him alongside.
Afterwards he was “rubbish”.
Theresa May’s Government is “one of the most clueless in living memory”. Boris Johnson is a “buffoon”.
And, naturally, Brussels fanatic Clegg wants a second Brexit referendum.
Here are some inconvenient facts: voters annihilated Clegg’s party in 2015 and installed the Tories with a majority. Since when their poll lead has soared.
Mrs May is seen as easily the most credible party leader and the country’s most popular politician. Boris is second.
A comfortable majority opposes a second referendum and backs Brexit.
Mr Clegg does concede that it may soon be time for him to quit politics.
At least we can all agree on that.
Santa scores
MEGARICH footballers rightly get a lot of stick for bad behaviour. But plenty are a force for good.
He didn’t do it for the plaudits.
But, Rio, you’re a star all the same.