No wonder the French are angry – we’re leaving!

Is anyone really surprised by the French attitude?

As you reported last week, officials there want to wreck the UK economy in revenge for Brexit. Our vote to leave the EU has caused a lot of resentment, so officials won’t make it easy for us, even if threatening to destroy the City is completely over the top.

Hopefully, they will see sense and realise that they need a strong Britain, not a weak one. A. Sexton, Surrey

What short memories the French have. If it wasn’t for our great nation and our allies, all European countries would be living under a dictatorship. A. Reid, Barrow-in-Furness

Unfortunately, we don’t need the help of the French. We are quite capable of wrecking ourselves. Stuart Sharman, Worthing Why is anyone surprised that a leaked French memo states they will try to harm the City of London’s business activities?

President Mitterand admitted openly he spent much of his life trying to do down our country. He hated Margaret Thatcher, so it may have been personal. Vincent Sanders, Troon, Ayrshire

If the French government are so set on sabotaging the UK economy, we should fight back by refusing to buy French products – anything from their Champagne, beer, wine and cheese to holidays there, not forgetting their Citroens, Renaults and Peugeots. It’s about time we backed ourselves and our true allies. Richard Burnett, Hull

Last week you cited Britain’s victory at Waterloo as a source of resentment for France.

But I think their hard feelings for us stem from the 20th Century. I think they will never forgive us for liberating them in the war. I think the shame and embarrassment will always weigh heavily upon them. As the old Chinese proverb goes: ‘Why do you hate me? I haven’t helped you.’ Roy Daniels, Luton

Instead of focusing on what ills might befall the UK, perhaps it is about time we reminded everyone that we are not the only nation that is intent on leaving Brussels.

Millions supported Marine Le Pen, whose intention was to quit the EU, in French elections.

People also need to be reminded of the dire state of the economies of Greece, Italy and Spain.

Only Germany and former Eastern Bloc countries, on whom massive sums of our money have been lavished, have benefited from EU membership. Tessa Wood, Great Barford, Bedfordshire