I never thought I would say this but the European Union is behaving like a schoolyard bully towards Britain and Brexit. The buzz word is that the EU will punish Britain for leaving. European leaders I once admired, such as Chancellor Angela Merkel, appear to be obsessed with making Britain pay. Pay for what? Democracy? Like it or not the British people voted to leave the European Union and only the Liberal Democrats have promised a second referendum and they stand about as much chance of winning the general election as Real Mallorca have of playing Champions League football next season.
Britain is not some naughty school pupil who forgot their homework and for once I found myself agreeing with Nigel Farage, who slammed the European Union and accused it of being a bully. European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, should know better. Firstly, he leaked details of his meeting with Theresa May to a German newspaper and even questioned the quality of the food being served at Number 10. Yes, bring out all the old chestnuts, Juncker, but I think you will find the culinary skills of British-based chefs to be second to none.
The antics of some European leaders and the European Union have made me think that perhaps Britain was right to leave the European Union (but only for a few seconds). I think we are seeing a very nasty side to the European Union at the moment. Rather than trying to work with Britain and attempting to show the error of Britain’s referendum result, the European Union and Commission appear to take delight in trying to undermine Britain. My advice, Juncker, would be to stick to affairs closer to home; millions of people are not impressed with the European Union. To try and punish Britain would be a big mistake. Punishment is for those who have done something wrong: a democratically held referendum is not wrong but right.