The Anglophobia of Britain

I don't think the French have ever forgiven the Anglos for rescuing them twice in the 20th century. And that animus persists to this day. The interesting thing about Britain, and one of the reasons why the EU project was never going to work for Britain,. Britain always saw this as a trade arrangement. It's about free a trade, which is a good thing. But the French and the Germans in particular saw it as a political arrangement - only a good thing if you want to lose your sovereignty. Not that I think the French or the Germans particularly did, but they were certainly keen on everyone else becoming... political satrapies of France and economic satrapy of Germany.